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Flap

Flap Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Flap? [n] any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" [n] a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag [n] a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body [n] the motion made by flapping up and down [n] an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [v] pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds [v] make a fuss; be agitated [v] move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind" [v] move in a wavy pattern, as of curtains [v] move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping" [v] move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Flap: dither \| dither \| flapping \| flaps \| flutter \| fluttering \| fuss \| pother \| pother \| tizzy \| undulate \| wave Related Terms \| Find terms related to Flap: ado \| agitation \| 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sledgehammer \| slice \| smack \| spank \| spasm \| spine \| splat \| splutter \| spurt \| sputter \| state \| stew \| stir \| storminess \| stripe \| stud \| style \| swag \| swap \| sweat \| swing \| swirl \| swivet \| tab \| table \| tablet \| tail \| tap \| tempestuousness \| thrash \| thresh \| throb \| thump \| thunder \| thunderclap \| thwack \| tintamarre \| tizzy \| to-do \| trail \| trepidation \| trepidity \| tubercle \| tubercule \| tumult \| tumultuation \| tumultuousness \| turbidity \| turbulence \| turmoil \| twitter \| twitteration \| undulate \| unease \| unquiet \| unrest \| uproar \| upset \| veneer \| verruca \| vesicle \| vibrate \| vortex \| wafer \| wag \| waggle \| wale \| wallop \| wart \| wave \| waver \| weep \| welt \| whack \| wham \| whap \| whip \| whirl \| whomp \| whop \| wield \| wigwag \| wildness \| zeal \| zealousness See Also \| aerofoil \| agitation \| airfoil \| animal tissue \| articulate \| barndoor \| bate \| beat \| clap \| coattail \| codpiece \| control surface \| covering \| cusp \| dag \| displace \| earflap \| earlap \| enounce \| enunciate \| flail \| fly \| fly sheet \| fret \| fuss \| jag \| landing flap \| lap \| leaflet \| luff \| move \| niggle \| overlap \| pocket flap \| pound \| pronounce \| protective fold \| say \| soft palate \| sound out \| surface \| tent flap \| tent-fly \| thresh \| thump \| tongue \| undulation \| uvula \| velum \| wave \| wing Flap In Webster's Dictionary \Flap\, n. [OE. flappe, flap, blow, bly-flap; cf. D. flap, and E. flap, v.] 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 garment. A cartilaginous flap upon the opening of the larynx. --Sir T. Browne. 2. A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter. 3. 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. 4. pl. (Far.) A disease in the lips of horses. {Flap tile}, a tile with a bent up portion, to turn a corner or catch a drip. {Flap valve} (Mech.), a valve which opens and shuts upon one hinged side; a clack valve. \Flap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flapping}.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E. flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.] 1. To beat with a flap; to strike. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. --Pope. 2. To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat. {To flap in the mouth}, to taunt. [Obs.] --W. Cartwright. \Flap\, v. i. 1. 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. 2. To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing. --Gay.

Flap Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Flap?

[n] any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
[n] a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
[n] a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
[n] the motion made by flapping up and down
[n] an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
[v] pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
[v] make a fuss; be agitated
[v] move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
[v] move in a wavy pattern, as of curtains
[v] move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"
[v] move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

Flap In Webster's Dictionary

\Flap\, n. [OE. flappe, flap, blow, bly-flap; cf. D. flap,
and E. flap, v.]
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 garment.

      A cartilaginous flap upon the opening of the larynx.
                                               --Sir T.
                                               Browne.

2. A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.

3. 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.

4. pl. (Far.) A disease in the lips of horses.

{Flap tile}, a tile with a bent up portion, to turn a corner
   or catch a drip.

{Flap valve} (Mech.), a valve which opens and shuts upon one
   hinged side; a clack valve.


\Flap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flapped}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Flapping}.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E.
flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.]
1. To beat with a flap; to strike.

         Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. --Pope.

2. To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the
   wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.

{To flap in the mouth}, to taunt. [Obs.] --W. Cartwright.


\Flap\, v. i.
1. 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.

2. To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or
   other broad thing. --Gay.

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