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flap (flap)

noun

  1. anything flat and broad that is attached at one end and hangs loose or covers an opening the flap of a pocket
  2. the motion or slapping sound of a swinging flap the flap of an awning
  3. Archaic a blow with something broad and flat; slap
  4. 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
  5. Informal a state of excitement, controversy, or agitation
  6. 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
  7. Phonet. a sound articulated with a single rapid touch of the tongue against the roof of the mouth
  8. Surgery a piece of tissue partly detached from the surrounding tissue, as for grafting

Etymology: ME flappe < the v.

transitive verb flapped, flap·ping

  1. to strike with something flat and broad; slap
  2. to move back and forth or up and down as in beating the air, usually with some noise a bird flapping its wings
  3. to throw, fling, slam, etc. abruptly or noisily

Etymology: ME flappen: prob. echoic

intransitive verb

  1. to move back and forth or up and down, as in the wind; flutter
  2. to fly or try to fly by flapping the wings
  3. to hang down as a flap
  4. Chiefly Brit., Slang to become excited or confused

flap Related Forms
flap·less adjective flappy adjective
flap Synonyms

flap

n.

flap Synonyms

flap

v.

flap Usage Examples

Object

  • wing: An unsteady lifting line theory of flapping wings with application to the forward flight of birds.

Converse of object

  • hinge: The hammers are attached to small hinged flaps glued to a rail at the back of the keyboard.
  • fasten: Full length zip with hook and loop fastened double storm flap.
  • lift: Lifting the flap they discover the full alphabet sequence.
  • fold: Fold the 1 cm flaps over VERY carefully, the edges are sharp.

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.
  • full-span: Lift coefficient increment at low speeds due to full-span split flaps.
  • fold-out: MORE » Animal Families MORE » Animal Homes Two concept books which use fold-out flaps to reinforce a learning point.
  • protective: Once the post is removed the protective flap is closed to ensure a flush ground surface.

Modifies a noun

  • acess: Full length two way zip access, with 5 ' and 3'4 " outside pockets with zip and flap acess.
  • valve: To meet this eventuality engines may also be fitted with an air flap valve.
  • jack: Of course we will supply flap jacks for your protection.

Noun used with modifier

  • trailing-edge: At each leading-edge device setting there may be one or more trailing-edge flap settings.
  • Velcro: The closure system uses an inner zipper with an outer velcro flap to provide a secure fit.
  • cat: Opal ventured out of the cat flap for her first wander round the garden today.
  • storm: Have storm flaps over zips Are big enough to wear over several layers of clothing.
  • leading-edge: The method covers plain leading-edge flaps, drooped leading edges, slats, sealed slats, and vented and unvented Krüger flaps.
  • mud: Be careful of mud flaps beside the river, do not venture too far into these or you could get stuck.

Preposition: in

  • breeze: At the tip of the lance, the flag of the Sable Kingdom flaps in the breeze.
flap Quotes

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.

—Yeats,W(illiam) B(utler)

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