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flap (flap)
noun
- anything flat and broad that is attached at one end and hangs loose or covers an opening the flap of a pocket
- the motion or slapping sound of a swinging flap the flap of an awning
- Archaic a blow with something broad and flat; slap
- either of the two parts of a book's dust jacket that fold inside the book's covers and that usually contain a summary of the book's contents and a brief biographical sketch of its author
- Informal a state of excitement, controversy, or agitation
- Aeron. a pilot-controlled airfoil; esp., a section hinged to the trailing edge of a wing between the aileron and the fuselage, usually used to increase lift or drag
- Phonet. a sound articulated with a single rapid touch of the tongue against the roof of the mouth
- Surgery a piece of tissue partly detached from the surrounding tissue, as for grafting
Etymology: ME flappe < the v.
transitive verb flapped, flapping flap′·ping
- to strike with something flat and broad; slap
- to move back and forth or up and down as in beating the air, usually with some noise a bird flapping its wings
- to throw, fling, slam, etc. abruptly or noisily
Etymology: ME flappen: prob. echoic
intransitive verb
- to move back and forth or up and down, as in the wind; flutter
- to fly or try to fly by flapping the wings
- to hang down as a flap
- Chiefly Brit., Slang to become excited or confused
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Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Alternate definitions:
flap
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Converse of object
- hinge: The hammers are attached to small hinged flaps glued to a rail at the back of the keyboard.
Preposition: over
- zip: Have storm flaps over zips Are big enough to wear over several layers of clothing.
Adjective modifier
- myocutaneous: An extensive abdominoperineal resection was performed leaving a huge perineal defect ( figure 4 ) which was reconstructed using bilateral myocutaneous gracilis flaps.
Modifies a noun
- acess: Full length two way zip access, with 5 ' and 3'4 " outside pockets with zip and flap acess.
Noun used with modifier
- trailing-edge: At each leading-edge device setting there may be one or more trailing-edge flap settings.
Preposition: in
- breeze: At the tip of the lance, the flag of the Sable Kingdom flaps in the breeze.
The word usage examples above have been gathered from various sources to reflect current and historical usage. They do not represent the opinions of YourDictionary.com.
Rose of all Roses,Rose of all the World! The tall thought-woven sails, that flap unfurled Above the tide of hours, trouble the air, And God's bell buoyed to be the water's care.
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