flap Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
- he wrote on the flap of the envelope
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noun an excited state of agitation
pother; tizzy; fuss; dither.
- he was in a dither
- there was a terrible flap about the theft
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noun the motion made by flapping up and down
flutter; fluttering; flapping.
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noun a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
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noun a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
flaps.
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verb move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
wave; undulate; roll.
- The curtains undulated
- the waves rolled towards the beach
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verb move noisily
- flags flapped in the strong wind
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verb move with a thrashing motion
beat.
- The bird flapped its wings
- The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
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verb move with a flapping motion
beat.
- The bird's wings were flapping
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verb make a fuss; be agitated
pother; dither.
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verb pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
WordNet
Flap noun
Etymology
OE.Definitions
Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the .flap of a garmentA cartilaginous flap upon the opening of the larynx. Sir T. Browne.
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A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter. -
The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the .flap of a sail or of a wing - pl.
(Far.) A disease in the lips of horses.
Flap transitive verb
Etymology
Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D.Wordforms
Definitions
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To beat with a flap; to strike. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. Pope.
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To move, as something broad and flaplike; W. Cartwright.as, to ; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.flap the wings
Flap intransitive verb
Definitions
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To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air. The crows flapped over by twos and threes. Lowell.
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To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing. Gay.