Flap definition
The wind is flapping the tent fly.
An example of flap is what birds do with their wings to fly.
An example of a flap is one of the pieces of wool that covers the ears on a cold weather hat.
An example of a flap is the motion a windsock makes while wind is blowing through it.
A flap in Congress over the defense budget.
The flap of an envelope.
The flap of the flag in the wind.
Banners flapping in the breeze.
The crow flapped away.
A bird flapping its wings.
The crow slowly flapped its wings.
The flag flapped in the breeze.
Flapped the paper on the table.
The flap of a pocket.
The flap of an awning in the breeze.
Origin of flap
- Middle English flappe slap
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English flappe (“slap”)
From Wiktionary