flap

flap

 (flăp)

n.

1.

a. A projecting or hanging piece usually attached to something on one side and often intended to protect or cover: the flap of an envelope.

b. Either of the folded ends of a book jacket that fit inside the front and back covers.

c. A variable control surface on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, used primarily to increase lift or drag.

d. Medicine A piece of 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.

2.

a. The act of waving or fluttering: the flap of the flag in the wind.

b. The sound produced by this motion.

3. 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.

4. Informal A commotion or disturbance: a flap in Congress over the defense budget.

5. Archaic A blow given with something flat; a slap.

v. flapped, flap·ping, flaps

v.tr.

1. To move (wings or arms, for example) up and down.

2. To cause to move or sway with a fluttering or waving motion: The wind is flapping the tent fly.

3. To cause to strike against something: flapped the paper on the table.

v.intr.

1.

a. To move wings or the arms up and down.

b. To fly by beating the air with the wings: The crow flapped away.

2. To move or sway while fixed at one edge or corner; flutter: banners flapping in the breeze.

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[Middle English flappe, slap.]

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flap

(flæp)

vb, flaps, flapping or flapped

1. to move (wings or arms) up and down, esp in or as if in flying, or (of wings or arms) to move in this way

2. to move or cause to move noisily back and forth or up and down: the curtains flapped in the breeze.

3. (intr) informal to become agitated or flustered; panic

4. to deal (a person or thing) a blow with a broad flexible object

5. (sometimes foll by: down) to toss, fling, slam, etc, abruptly or noisily

6. (Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) phonetics to pronounce (an (r) sound) by allowing the tongue to give a single light tap against the alveolar ridge or uvula

n

7. the action, motion, or noise made by flapping: with one flap of its wings the bird was off.

8. a piece of material, etc, attached at one edge and usually used to cover an opening, as on a tent, envelope, or pocket

9. a blow dealt with a flat object; slap

10. (Aeronautics) a movable surface fixed to the trailing edge of an aircraft wing that increases lift during takeoff and drag during landing

11. (Surgery) surgery a piece of tissue partially connected to the body, either following an amputation or to be used as a graft

12. informal a state of panic, distress, or agitation

13. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics an (r) produced by allowing the tongue to give a single light tap against the alveolar ridge or uvula

[C14: probably of imitative origin]

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flap

(flæp)

v. flapped, flap•ping,
n. v.i.

1. to swing or sway back and forth loosely, esp. with noise.

2. to move up and down, as wings or arms.

3. to strike a blow with something broad and flexible.

4. Slang. to talk in a foolish manner; babble.

v.t.

5. to move (wings, arms, etc.) up and down.

6. to cause to swing or sway loosely, esp. with noise.

7. to strike with something broad and flat.

8. to toss, fold, shut, etc., smartly, roughly, or noisily.

9. to pronounce (a sound) with a rapid flip of the tongue tip against the upper teeth or alveolar ridge.

n.

10. something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening.

11. either of the two segments of a book jacket folding under the book's front and back covers.

12. one leaf of a folding door, shutter, or the like.

13. a flapping motion.

14. the noise produced by something that flaps.

15. Informal.

a. a state of nervous excitement.

b. an emergency situation.

c. scandal; trouble.

16. a movable surface used for increasing the lift or drag of an airplane.

17. a rapid flip of the tongue tip against the upper teeth or alveolar ridge, as in the r-sound in a common British pronunciation of very or the t-sound in a common American pronunciation of water.

18.

a. Also called flap′ hinge`. a hinge having a strap or plate for screwing to the face of a door, shutter, or the like.

b. one leaf of a hinge.

[1275–1325; Middle English flappe a blow]

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Flap

 of nuns—Lipton, 1970.

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flap

Past participle: flapped
Gerund: flapping

Imperative

flap

flap

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Thesaurus

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 fly sheet, rainfly, tent flap, tent-fly, fly - flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent 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" dither, fuss, pother, tizzy agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
	3.	flap - the motion made by flapping up and down flapping, fluttering, flutter undulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
	4.	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 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 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 landing 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" undulate, wave, roll 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" thump, beat, pound - move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"
	3.	flap - move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" beat 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" beat 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 agitated dither, pother fret, 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 enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

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flap

verb

1. flutter, wave, swing, swish, flail Sheets flapped on the clothes line.

2. beat, wave, thrash, flutter, agitate, wag, vibrate, shake, thresh The bird flapped its wings furiously.

3. (Informal) panic, fuss, dither (chiefly Brit.) There's no point in you flapping around in the kitchen, making your guest feel uneasy.

noun

1. cover, covering, tail, fold, skirt, tab, overlap, fly, apron, lapel, lappet He drew back the tent flap and strode out.

2. flutter, beating, waving, shaking, swinging, bang, banging, swish the gunshot flap of a topsail

3. (Informal) panic, state (informal), agitation, commotion, sweat (informal), stew (informal), dither (chiefly Brit.), fluster, twitter (informal), tizzy (informal), mind-fuck (taboo slang) Wherever he goes, there's always a flap.

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flap

noun

Informal. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace:

agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar.

Informal: to-do.

verb

1. To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down:

beat, flitter, flop, flutter, waggle, wave.

2. To move or cause to move about while being fixed at one edge:

flutter, fly, wave.

3. To move through the air with or as if with wings:

flit, flitter, flutter, fly, sail, wing.

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Translations

إضْطِراب أو فَزَعثَنْيَه، حاشِيَهرَفْرَفَهيُحَرِّك النِّسيميُرَفْرِفُ

cípmávatpanikařitpleskáníšos

baskebaske medblafreblafrenblive forvirret

schlagensich aufregenAufregungknatternLandeklappe

φτερουγίζω

agitarsolapafaldónondearagitarse

läpättää

panpaniquepaniquerabattantbattement

lepršati

begyulladcsapkodásfülszárnycsapkodás

blakta; blakahornringulreiî; uppnámruglast; komast í uppnámsmellur, skellur; sláttur

lembosbatteresventolarepattaagitazione

パタパタ動かす

퍼덕거리다

blaškytiskas kabantiskas nukaręspanikuotiplaikstytis

atlokskrist panikāpanikapārloksplandīšanās

flappen

flakseklaff-lappoppstandelsepanikk

trzepnąć

agitar

хлопать

cíppanikáriťtrepotať

plahutanjeplahutatizavihek

slå

กระพือปีก

çarpma sesiçırpmakendişeflapheyecanlanmak

đập

拍打下垂物惊慌慌乱

flap

[flæp]

A. N

1. [of pocket, envelope] → solapa f; [of table] → hoja f (plegable); [of counter] → trampa f; [of skin] → colgajo m (Aer) → alerón m

2. (= act) [of wing] → aletazo m; (= sound) → (ruido m del) aleteo m

3. (Brit) (= crisis) → crisis f inv; (= row) → lío m
there's a big flap on → se ha armado un buen lío
to get into a flap → ponerse nervioso

B. VT [bird] [+ wings] → batir; (= shake) [+ sheets, newspaper] → sacudir; [+ arms] → agitar

C. VI

1. [wings] → aletear; [sails] → agitarse; [flag] → ondear, agitarse

2. (= panic) → ponerse nervioso
don't flap! → ¡con calma!

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flap

[ˈflæp]

n

[pocket, envelope] → rabat m; [skin] → morceau m; [tent] → rabat m

(= panic) to be in a flap → être dans tous ses états
to be in a flap about sth, to be in a flap over sth → paniquer à propos de qch
to get in a flap about sth, to get in a flap over sth → se mettre dans tous ses états à propos de qch

vt

[+ wings] → battre
The bird flapped its wings → L'oiseau battait des ailes.

[person] [+ one's arms] → agiter; [+ towel] → secouer

vi [sail, flag] → claquer; [washing] → claquer

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flap

n

(of pocket) → Klappe f; (of table) → ausziehbarer Teil; (of tent) → Eingang m; (Aviat) → (Lande)klappe f; a flap of skin → ein Hautfetzen m; (Med) → ein Hautlappen m

(= sound, of sails, sheeting etc) → Flattern nt, → Knattern nt; (of wings) → Schlagen nt

(= motion) to give something a flap → leicht auf etw (acc) → klatschen

(Brit inf) → helle Aufregung, Panik f; to get in(to) a flap → in helle Aufregung geraten, ins Flattern geraten (inf)

(Phon) → geschlagener Laut

vi

(wings) → schlagen; (door, shutters) → schlagen, klappern; (sails, tarpaulin etc) → flattern; his coat flapped about his legs → der Mantel schlackerte ihm um die Beine (inf); his ears were flapping (inf) → er spitzte die Ohren

(Brit inf) → in heller Aufregung sein; to start to flap → in helle Aufregung geraten; don’t flap → reg dich nicht auf; there’s no need to flap → (das ist) kein Grund zur Aufregung; she’s been flapping around all morning → sie rennt schon den ganzen Morgen wie ein aufgescheuchtes Huhn durch die Gegend (inf)

vt to flap its wings → mit den Flügeln schlagen; to flap one’s arms → mit den Armen rudern; he flapped the newspaper at the fly → er schlug or klatschte mit der Zeitung nach der Fliege

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flap

[flæp]

1. n

a. (of pocket) → patta, battente m; (of envelope) → linguetta; (of table) → ribalta (Aer) → flap m inv

b. (movement) to give sth a flap → sbattere qc
they could hear the flap of the sails (sound) → sentivano sbattere le vele
to be in a flap (fam) → essere in agitazione
to get into a flap (fam) → farsi prendere dal panico

2. vt (subj, bird, wings) → sbattere, battere; (shake, sheets, newspaper) → agitare, sbattere

3. vi

a. (wings, sails, flag) → sbattere

b. (fam) (panic) → farsi prendere dal panico

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flap

(flӕp) noun

1. anything broad or wide that hangs loosely. a flap of canvas. klap ثَنْيَه، حاشِيَه висулка aba cíp, šos der Lappen klap; lap πτερύγιο, φύλλοsolapa; faldón lapakas, siil هر چیز مسطح و شل که به شکل پرده آویخته می شود läppä panדש फ्लैप preklop fül (sapkáé, könyvborítóé) kelepak (laust) horn lembo たれ下ったもの 느슨하게 매달린 폭이 넓은 물건 kas nukaręs/kabantis atloks; pārloks; stērbele kelepak flapklaff, –lapp klapa, brzeg ځوړنده ټوټه (لكه دميز پوښ څنډه چه كښته راځړيږى aba lucru care atârnă что-л. свешивающееся cíp krpa; bavtara; naušniki; loputa lepršanje flik ชายผ้า flap, kanatlı kapak 下垂物 пола بڑا اور چوڑا کپڑے ، لکڑی وغیرہ کا لٹکتا ہوا ٹکڑا nắp 下垂物

2. the sound made when such a thing moves. We could hear the flap of the flag blowing in the wind. klap رَفْرَفَه плясък batida pleskání der Schlag blafren; flagren; smækken πλατάγισμα, ανέμισμα aleteo laksatus صدای تپ تپ läpsähdys battementחבטה हवाई जहाज के पंख lepršanje, mahanje (szárny)csapkodás kepakan smellur, skellur; sláttur lo sbattere ぱたぱたする音 펄럭이는 소리 plazdenimas, plakimas(is) plandīšanās; plivināšana berkibar-kibar het klapperen dasking, blafring, slag łopot, trzepotanie تپ تپ batida fâlfâit хлопанье trepotanie plahutanje landaranje dask, klatsch, smäll เสียงที่เกิดจากการโบกขึ้นโบกลง çarpma sesi 拍打聲 легкий удар; ляпанець ایسی چیز کی حرکت سے نکلنے والی آواز sự đập; sự vỗ cánh 拍打

3. great confusion or panic. They are all in a terrible flap. opskudding إضْطِراب أو فَزَع паника pânico zmatek die Aufregung opstandelse; panik ταραχή, πανικόςpánico ähm دستپاچگی hätäännys panique לְאַבֵּד אֶת הָעֵשתוֹנוֹת उत्तेजना uzbuđenje, gužva, panika izgalom panik ringulreið; uppnám agitazione ろうばい 흥분 상태, 패닉 sumaištis uztraukums; panika panik paniekforvirring, panikk, oppstandelseporuszenie, zamieszanie وار خطا يى، مغشوش والى، ګډوډتيا pânico panică паника zmätok preplah panika panik ความวิตกกังวล telâş, endişe 慌亂 розгубленість; сум'яття ہلچل، اضطراب xao xuyến 慌乱

verb – past tense, past participle flapped –

1. to (make something) move with the sound of a flap. the leaves were flapping in the breeze; The bird flapped its wings. klap يُحَرِّك النِّسيم плющя agitar(-se) třepetat (se), mávat hin und her bewegen, schlagen baske; baske med φτεροκοπώ, ανεμίζω, κυματίζωondear, agitar, aletear, batir lipendama, laksutama بالا و پایین رفتن و صدای تپ تپ کردن lepattaa battre לְנַפנֵף हिलना mahati, lepršati csapkod mengepakkan blakta; blaka agitarsi; battere, sbattere ぱたぱたする 펄럭펄럭 움직이다 plazdenti, plaktis, plaikstytis plandīties; plivināties mengepakkan klapperenblafre, flakse, slå med vingene łopotać, trzepotać كښته او پورته تلل agitar(-se) a bate (din aripi) колыхаться; хлопать trepotať (sa) plahutati lepršati klappa, slå, daska, smälla ทำให้ขยับโดยมีเสียงขยับขึ้นลง çırpmak, hışırdamak 拍打 плескати, ляпати کسی چیز کو پھڑپھڑاہٹ کی آواز کے ساتھ حرکت دینا đập đen đét; vỗ đen đét 拍打

2. to become confused; to get into a panic. There is no need to flap. skarrel يَضْطَرِب، يَفْزَع паникьосвам (се) entrar em pânico zmatkovat, panikařit sich aufregen blive forvirret; gå i panik τα χάνω, πανικοβάλλομαιinquietarse pabinasse minema دستپاچه شدن hätääntyä paniquer לְהִתרָגֵש हल्के से मारना, चिन्ता करना uzrujati se, uskomešati se begyullad kalut ruglast; komast í uppnám agitarsi ろうばいする 혼란 상태에 빠지다 blaškytis, panikuoti uztraukties; krist panikā kalut in paniek raken lage oppstandelse/stor ståhei tracić panowanie, panikować وار خطا يى atrapalhar-se a intra în panică паниковать panikáriť preplašiti se uspaničiti se råka i panik ทำให้สับสน telâşa düşmek, heyecanlanmak 驚慌 метушитися مضطرب ہو جانا bối rối 惊慌

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flap

→ يُرَفْرِفُ třepotat (se) blafre schlagen φτερουγίζω agitar, agitarse läpättää claquer lepršati sbattere パタパタ動かす 퍼덕거리다 flappen flakse trzepnąć agitar хлопать slå กระพือปีก kanat çırpmak đập 拍打

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flap

n. [sound of wings] aleteo; sonido de alas; cubierta; colgajo.

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flap

n (surg) colgajo

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