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flapped

Variant of 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

transitive verb flapped, flapping

  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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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