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flap

/ flap /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
"he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
Type of:
covering
Kinds of:
barndoor coattail codpiece earflap earlap
verb Sense 2
move noisily
"flags flapped in the strong wind"
Type of:
beat pound thump
Derived:
flapping flutter fluttering
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 3
pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
Type of:
pronounce articulate enounce
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 4
the motion made by flapping up and down
Type of:
wave undulation
Derived:
flicker waver flitter flutter quiver
noun Sense 5
a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
Type of:
animal tissue
Kinds of:
uvula soft palate velum protective fold cusp
noun Sense 6
a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
Type of:
airfoil aerofoil control surface
Kinds of:
landing flap
Has parts:
wing
verb Sense 7
make a fuss; be agitated
Type of:
fuss niggle fret
Derived:
dither pother fuss tizzy
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 8
move with a flapping motion
"The bird''s wings were flapping"
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
flail thresh clap
Derived:
flapping flutter fluttering
Verb group:
beat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 9
move with a thrashing motion
"The bird flapped its wings"
"The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
Type of:
move displace
Kinds of:
bate clap
Derived:
flapping flutter fluttering beat
Verb group:
beat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 10
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
"The curtains undulated"
"the waves rolled towards the beach"
Type of:
move
Kinds of:
luff
Derived:
wave flapping flutter fluttering undulation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 11
an excited state of agitation
"he was in a dither"
"there was a terrible flap about the theft"
Type of:
agitation
Derived:
dither pother fuss niggle fret
Semantic Complexity
99%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
70
Times Searched
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covering barndoor coattail codpiece earflap earlap beat pound thump pronounce articulate enounce