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   flap

   /flap/

   verb

   • 1. (of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly: "a pheasant flapped its wings" Similar beatfluttermove up and downagitatewavewagwaggleshakeswingtwitchthreshthrashflailvibratequivertrembleoscillate
   • ▪ (of something attached at one point or loosely fastened) flutter or wave around: "the tent bent with the gale, and the corners flapped furiously" Similar flutterswingswayrippleundulatestirshakequivershivertrembleflyblow
   • ▪ wave (something) around or at something or someone: "she flapped the duster angrily"
   • ▪ strike or attempt to strike (something) loosely with one's hand, a cloth, or a broad implement, especially to drive it away.

   noun

   • 1. a piece of something thin, such as cloth, paper, or metal, hinged or attached only on one side, that covers an opening or hangs down from something: "the flap of the envelope" Similar foldoverhangoverlapcoveringlappetlaptab
   • ▪ a hinged or sliding section of an aircraft wing used to control lift: "flaps are normally moved by the hydraulics"
   • 2. a movement of a wing or an arm from side to side or up and down: "the surviving bird made a few final despairing flaps" Similar flutterflutteringbeatbeatingwavingshakingflailing
   • 3. a state of agitation; a panic: informal "they're in a flap over who's going to take Henry's lectures" Similar panicflusterstate of panic/agitationinformal:statedithertwitterblue funkstewtizztizzytiz-woztwitfussagitationcommotionstirhubbubexcitementtumultadostormuproarflurrycontroversyto-dopalaverbrouhahafurorinformal:ballyhoohooplahoo-hasong and dancecarry-onkerfuffle
   • 4. a large broad mushroom.
   • 5. a type of consonant produced by allowing the tip of the tongue to strike the alveolar ridge very briefly.

   Word Origin Middle English: probably imitative.

   Derivatives

   • 1. flappy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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   • L

     1

   • A

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   • P

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › flapFlap Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   : something that is broad, limber, or flat and usually thin and that hangs loose or projects freely: such as. a. : a piece on a garment that hangs free. b. : a part of a book jacket that folds under the book's cover. c. : a piece of tissue partly severed from its place of origin for use in surgical grafting. d.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishFLAP | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   FLAP definition: 1. to wave something, especially wings when or as if flying: 2. to behave in a nervous and excited…. Learn more.

4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › flapFlap - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   noun. the motion made by flapping up and down. synonyms: flapping, flutter, fluttering.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › flapFLAP Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Flap definition: to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise. See examples of FLAP used in a sentence.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › flapFlap - definition of flap by The Free Dictionary

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   1. 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.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishFLAP definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A flap is a sudden noise or movement made by a bird's wing or by a piece of paper or cloth when it flaps.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › flapFlap Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   Flap definition: A sound articulated by a single, quick touch of the tongue against the teeth or alveolar ridge, as (t) in <i>water.</i>.

9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishflap noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   flat piece of paper, etc. [countable] a flat piece of paper, cloth, metal, etc. that is attached to something along one side and that hangs down or covers an opening. the flap of an envelope. I zipped the tent flaps shut.

10. www.wordreference.com › definition › flapflap - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

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    something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening: the flap of an envelope; the flap of a pocket.

11. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryflap | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

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    flap meaning: 1. a piece of cloth or material fixed along one edge to cover or close an opening 2. the feeling of…. Learn more.