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flap

noun(flap)

the motion made by flapping up and down

Synonyms: flapping, flutter, fluttering,

flap

noun(flap)

a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

Synonyms: flaps,

flap

verb(flap)

move with a flapping motion

Synonyms: beat,

Examples:

The bird's wings were flapping.

flap

verb(flap)

make a fuss; be agitated

Synonyms: dither, pother,

flap

noun(flap)

an excited state of agitation

Synonyms: dither, fuss, pother, tizzy,

Examples:

There was a terrible flap about the theft.

flap

verb(flap)

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

Synonyms: roll, undulate, wave,

flap

verb(flap)

move with a thrashing motion

Synonyms: beat,

Examples:

The bird flapped its wings.

flap

noun(flap)

a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body

flap

noun(flap)

any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely

Examples:

He wrote on the flap of the envelope.

flap

verb(flap)

move noisily

Examples:

Flags flapped in the strong wind.

flap

verb(flap)

pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

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