flap : Idioms & Phrases
Index
flap down
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verb throw violently
slam.
- He slammed the book on the table
WordNet
Flap tile
- a tile with a bent up portion, to turn a corner or catch a drip.
Webster 1913
Flap valve
(Mech.) , a valve which opens and shuts upon one hinged side; a clack valve.
Webster 1913
flap-eared
Flap"-eared` adjective
Definitions
Having broad, loose, dependent ears. Shak.
Webster 1913
flap-mouthed
Flap"-mouthed` adjective
Definitions
Having broad, hangling lips. R. Shak.
Webster 1913
flip-flap
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adverb with repeated strokes and noise
- something going flip-flap in the night
WordNet
Flip"-flap` noun
Etymology
SeeDefinitions
The repeated stroke of something long and loose. Johnson.
Flip"-flap` adverb
Definitions
With repeated strokes and noise, as of something long and loose. Ash.
Webster 1913
Fly flap
- an implement for killing flies.
Webster 1913
landing flap
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noun a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing
WordNet
pocket flap
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noun a flap that covers the access to a pocket
WordNet
tent flap
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noun flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
fly; rainfly; fly sheet; tent-fly.
WordNet
To flap in the mouth
- to taunt. Obs.