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verb
- 1. (of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly: "a pheasant flapped its wings" Similar
- 2. be agitated or panicky: informal British "it's all right, Mother, don't flap" Similar
noun
- 1. a thin, flat piece of cloth, paper, metal, etc. that is hinged or attached on one side only and covers an opening or hangs down from something: "the flap of the envelope" Similar
- 2. an act of flapping something, typically a wing or arm, up and down or from side to side: "the surviving bird made a few final despairing flaps" Similar
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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.
: 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.
Flap definition: to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise. See examples of FLAP used in a sentence.
1. To move (wings or arms, for example) up and down. 2. To cause to move or sway with a fluttering or waving motion: The wind is flapping the tent fly. 3. To cause to strike against something: flapped the paper on the table. v.intr. 1. a. To move wings or the arms up and down.
If something such as a piece of cloth or paper flaps or if you flap it, it moves quickly up and down or from side to side.
noun. the motion made by flapping up and down. synonyms: flapping, flutter, fluttering.
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. The jacket was fastened with a complicated buttoned flap.
FLAP definition: 1. a piece of cloth or material fixed along one edge to cover or close an opening 2. the feeling of…. Learn more.
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>.
flap meaning, definition, what is flap: a thin flat piece of cloth, paper, skin ...: Learn more.
