Definition of flap

	Definition of flap has definitions from the fields of transportation,zoology,physics
1	[ verb ] move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion Synonyms wave roll undulate Examples "The curtains undulated" "the waves rolled towards the beach" Used in print (Stephen Longstreet, Eagles Where I Walk....) - flapped as it ran . Related terms move luff wave wave roller undulation
2	[ noun ] any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely Examples "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" Related terms covering tent-fly coattail pocket_flap tongue earflap lap dag codpiece barndoor
3	[ verb ] move noisily Examples "flags flapped in the strong wind" Used in print (Mignon G. Eberhart, The Cup, the Blade...) She went downstairs and received another curious shock , for when Glendora flapped into the dining_room in her homemade moccasins , Sarah asked her when she had brought coffee to her room and Glendora said she had n't . Glendora flapped away . Related terms beat
4	[ verb ] move with a thrashing motion Synonyms beat Examples "The bird flapped its wings" "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" Related terms move clap bate beat beat
5	[ noun ] an excited state of agitation Synonyms fuss pother tizzy dither Examples "he was in a dither" "there was a terrible flap about the theft" Related terms agitation dither
6	[ noun ] (physics) the motion made by flapping up and down Synonyms flopping flutter fluttering flapping Related terms wave undulate flicker beat
7	[ verb ] pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds Related terms pronounce
8	[ verb ] make a fuss; be agitated Synonyms pother dither Related terms fuss dither
9	[ verb ] move with a flapping motion Synonyms beat Examples "The bird's wings were flapping" Related terms move clap flail beat
10	[ noun ] (zoology) a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body Related terms animal_tissue cusp protective_fold soft_palate uvula
11	[ noun ] (transportation) a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag Synonyms flaps Related terms airfoil landing_flap wing
*	Rhymes with lap lapp slap clap burlap overlap backslap Phonetic and Homophones F L AE1 P Similar Spelling flop flip floppy Flippo Flavia flub flab To share this definition click "text" (Facebook, Twitter) or "link" (blog, mail) then paste text link
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