flap

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The flap of an envelope.

noun

The definition of a flap is a thin and flat piece of something attached at one end, a waving motion or sound made by a swinging motion of something hanging loose.
1. An example of a flap is one of the pieces of wool that covers the ears on a cold weather hat.
2. An example of a flap is the motion a windsock makes while wind is blowing through it.

verb

Flap is defined as to wave arms or wings up and down.
An example of flap is what birds do with their wings to fly.

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flap

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 in the breeze
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, typically containing 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

Origin of flap

Middle English flappe from the verb

transitive verb

flapped, 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

Origin of flap

ME flappen: prob. echoic

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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flap

noun

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.
a. The act of waving or fluttering: the flap of the flag in the wind.
b. The sound produced by this motion.
Linguistics A sound articulated by a single, quick touch of the tongue against the teeth or alveolar ridge, as (t) in water. Also called tap ¹.
Informal A commotion or disturbance: a flap in Congress over the defense budget.
Archaic A blow given with something flat; a slap.

verb

flapped, flap·ping, flaps

verb

transitive

To move (wings or arms, for example) up and down.
To cause to move or sway with a fluttering or waving motion: The wind is flapping the tent fly.
To cause to strike against something: flapped the paper on the table.

verb

intransitive

a. To move wings or the arms up and down.
b. To fly by beating the air with the wings: The crow flapped away.
To move or sway while fixed at one edge or corner; flutter: banners flapping in the breeze.

Origin of flap

Middle English flappe slap

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Noun

(plural flaps)

Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
a flap of a garment; The envelope flap seemed curiously wrinkled.
A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.
An upset, stir, scandal or controversy
The comment caused quite a flap in the newspapers.
The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it.
the flap of a sail; the flap of a wing
A disease in the lips of horses.
(aviation) A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane.
(surgery) A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.
(slang) The female genitals.

Verb

(third-person singular simple present flaps, present participle flapping, simple past and past participle flapped)

To move (something broad and loose) back and forth.
The crow slowly flapped its wings.

(intransitive) To move loosely back and forth.
The flag flapped in the breeze.

Origin

Middle English flappe (“slap”)

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flap - Computer Definition

The communications protocol used by AOL Instant Messenger (AIM). FLAP runs over TCP/IP and provides the header format for transmitting IM commands and data. It includes the SNAC data type, which is the primary data structure transmitted between clients and servers. See OSCAR.

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flap - Medical Definition

n.

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.