flap (fl p)n.1. A flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side. 2. A projecting or hanging piece usually intended to double over and protect or cover: the flap of an envelope. 3. a. The act of waving or fluttering: the flap of the flag in the wind. b. The sound produced by this motion. 4. A blow given with something flat; a slap. 5. A variable control surface on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, used primarily to increase lift or drag. 6. Either of the folded ends of a book jacket that fit inside the front and back covers. 7. Medicine Tissue that has been partially detached and used in surgical grafting to fill an adjacent defect or cover the cut end of a bone after amputation. 8. Linguistics A sound articulated by a single, quick touch of the tongue against the teeth or alveolar ridge, as (t) in water. Also called tap1. 9. Informal A commotion or disturbance: a flap in Congress over the defense budget. v. flapped, flap·ping, flaps v.tr.1. To wave (the arms, for example) up and down. 2. To cause to move or sway with a fluttering or waving motion. 3. To hit with something broad and flat; slap. 4. Informal To fling down; toss. v.intr.1. To move or sway while fixed at one edge or corner; flutter: banners flapping in the breeze. 2. To wave arms or wings up and down. 3. To fly by beating the air with the wings. 4. Informal To become upset or flustered.
[Middle English flappe, slap.] |
flap Verb [flapping, flapped] to move backwards and forwards or up and down, like a bird's wings in flight Noun 1. the action of or noise made by flapping 2. a piece of material attached at one edge and usually used to cover an opening, such as on a pocket 3. a hinged section of an aircraft wing that is raised or lowered to control the aircraft's speed 4. Informal a state of panic or agitation [probably imitative]
Flap of nuns— Lipton, 1970.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. |  flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"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 covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) earflap, earlap - one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm dag, jag - a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing overlap, lap - a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches" pocket flap - a flap that covers the access to a pocket tongue - the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot | | 2. | flap - an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance | | 3. |  flap - the motion made by flapping up and down | | 4. | flap - a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the bodyuvula - 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 leaflet, cusp - a thin triangular flap of a heart valve | | 5. |  flap - a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or draglanding flap - a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing wing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane | | Verb | 1. |  flap - move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" luff - flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed" | | 2. | flap - move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind" | | 3. | flap - move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" flutter - flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead" flap, beat - move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping" bate - flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons clap - cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings" | | 4. | flap - move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" flap, beat - move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" flail, thresh - move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing" clap - strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly" | | 5. | flap - make a fuss; be agitatedfret, fuss, niggle - worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" | | 6. | flap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds |
flap noun 4. cover, covering, tail, fold, skirt, tab, overlap, fly, apron, lapel, lappet  Translations flap [flæp] n [ of pocket, envelope] → solapa; [ of table] → hoja (plegadiza) (= wing movement); aletazo; (AVIAT) → flap m
 flap [flæp] n [ of pocket, envelope] → rabat m
 flap [flæp] n → Klappe f;
 flap [flæp] n [ of pocket] → patta; [ of envelope] → lembo; (AVIAT) → flap m inv
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