flat foot
Slang for detective
A flat foot is a foot with little or no arch, causing the entire sole to contact the ground when standing.
The condition is common in children and usually harmless, though it can cause discomfort in adults.
In older slang, a flatfoot is a police officer or detective—from the notion of walking a beat until one's arches fall.
- fallen archesCollapsed foot supports
- archCurved spanning structure
- arch supportDevice lifting foot's curve
- fallenHaving dropped down
- pronationLimb rotating inward
orthotics · insole · podiatrist · waddle · stance · plantar · gait · overpronation · ankle · heel · support · beat cop · police officer · patrol · pavement · walking · duck walk · splay
- foot typeshigh arch, fallen arch
- foot positionsfirst position, second position, fifth position, en pointe, demi-pointe
- footworkpivot turn, sidestep, shuffle, slide, crossover
- farrieryfarrier, horseshoes, clinch, rasps, nipping
- feettoe, heel, sole, arch, ankle
flat footcriminal
Person who breaks laws
crook · outlaw · lawbreaker · gangster · fugitive
flat footprivate eye
Hired investigator, unlicensed
private investigator · gumshoe · special agent · FBI agent · detective inspector
flat, foot, flats, flatly, flatten, flattened, flattening, flatness, flatter