flap

[Flap]

You're probably familiar with the verb to "flap," which is what birds do with their wings. But as a noun, a flap is a fuss, an argument, or a gossipy feud.

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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.

Noun
any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"

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

Noun
a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body

Noun
the motion made by flapping up and down

Noun
an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"

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Verb
pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

Verb
make a fuss; be agitated

Verb
move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"

Verb
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

Verb
move with a flapping motion; "The bird''s wings were flapping"

Verb
move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

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.

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

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.

v.
A disease in the lips of horses.

n.
To beat with a flap; to strike.

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

v. i.
To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air.

v. i.
To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing.

Flap

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.
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

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.
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

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

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.

To beat with a flap; to strike.

To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air.

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Usage Examples

Look, I don't want to wax philosophic, but I will say that if you're alive you've got to flap your arms and legs, you've got to jump around a lot, for life is the very opposite of death, and therefore you must at very least think noisy and colorfully, or you're not alive.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

It is the duty of Her Majesty's government neither to flap nor to falter.

I hope the two wings of the Democratic Party may flap together.