Definition of flap Flap
/flæˈp/ - [flatp] - flap
We found 35 definitions of flap from 7 different sources.
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What does flap mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: flaps |
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| flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" | ||
| covering the act of protecting something by covering it | ||
| barndoor an opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas | ||
| coattail the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist | ||
| codpiece (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches | ||
| earflap, earlap one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm | ||
| dag, jag a bout of drinking or drug taking | ||
| overlap, lap the property of partial coincidence in time | ||
| pocket flap a flap that covers the access to a pocket | ||
| fly sheet, rainfly, tent-fly, tent flap, fly flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent | ||
| flap - the motion made by flapping up and down | ||
| flapping, flutter, fluttering | ||
| undulation, wave wavelike motion; a gentle rising and falling in the manner of waves | ||
| flap - a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body | ||
| animal tissue the tissue in the bodies of animals | ||
| uvula a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate | ||
| soft palate, velum a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking | ||
| protective fold a flap of tissue that protects what it covers | ||
| flap - a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag | ||
| flaps | ||
| aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight | ||
| wing a movable organ for flying (one of a pair) | ||
| flap - an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" | ||
| dither, pother, fuss, tizzy | ||
| agitation the act of agitating something; causing it to move around (usually vigorously) | ||
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| flap - move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind" | ||
| thump, pound, beat hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" | ||
| flap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds | ||
| enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say pronounce judgment on; "They labeled him unfit to work here" | ||
| flap - move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" | ||
| beat | ||
| displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
| flutter flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead" | ||
| bate soak in a special solution to soften and remove chemicals used in previous treatments; "bate hides and skins" | ||
| clap clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" | ||
| flap - move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" | ||
| roll, undulate, wave | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| luff flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed" | ||
| flap - move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping" | ||
| beat | ||
| move go or proceed from one point to another; "the debate moved from family values to the economy" | ||
| flail, thresh move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing" | ||
| clap clap one's hands together; "The children were clapping to the music" | ||
| flap - make a fuss; be agitated | ||
| dither, pother | ||
| fuss, niggle, fret worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- flap (Noun)
Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved. - flap (Noun)
A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter. - flap (Noun)
An upset, stir, scandal or controversy. - flap (Noun)
The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it. - flap (Noun)
A disease in the lips of horses. - flap (Noun)
A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane. - flap (Noun)
A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery. - flap (Noun)
Vagina. - flap (Verb)
To move something broad and loose back and forth. - flap (Verb)
To move loosely back and forth.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- 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. - flap (v.)
A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter. - flap (v.)
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. - flap (v.)
A disease in the lips of horses. - flap (n.)
To beat with a flap; to strike. - flap (n.)
To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat. - flap (v. i.)
To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air. - flap (v. i.)
To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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flap
A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter. (Webster, 1913) -
flap
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. (Webster 1913) -
flap
A sound of speech produced by a single contraction of the muscles so that one articulator (such as the tongue) is thrown against another.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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flap
flap, n. the blow or motion of a broad loose object: anything broad and flexible hanging loose, as the tail of a coat: a portion of skin or flesh detached from the underlying part for covering and growing over the end of an amputated limb.—v.t. to beat or move with a flap.—v.i. to move, as wings: to hang like a flap:—pr.p. flap′ping; pa.p. flapped.—ns. Flap′doodle, the food of fools: transparent nonsense, gross flattery, &c.; Flap′-drag′on, a play in which small edibles, as raisins, are snatched from burning brandy, and swallowed.—v.t. (Shak.) to swallow or devour, as in flap-dragon.—adj. Flap′-eared (Shak.), having ears hanging like a flap.—n. Flap′-jack (Shak.), a kind of broad, flat pancake.—adj. Flap′-mouthed.—n. Flap′per. [Prob. imit.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵
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flap
The cover of a cartridge-box or scupper.
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