flap
noun
1. any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
- he wrote on the flap of the envelope
Definition categories: man–made, covering
2. an excited state of agitation
- there was a terrible flap about the theft
Similar word(s): dither, fuss, pother, tizzy
Definition categories: state, agitation
3. the motion made by flapping up and down
Similar word(s): flapping, flutter, fluttering
Definition categories: event, undulation, wave
4. a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
Definition categories: body
5. a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
Similar word(s): flaps
Definition categories: man–made, aerofoil, airfoil, surface
Sentences with flap as a noun:
- a flap of a garment;
- The comment caused quite a flap in the newspapers.
- the flap of a sail;
verb
1. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
Similar word(s): roll, undulate, wave
Definition categories: motion, move
2. move noisily
- flags flapped in the strong wind
Definition categories: motion, beat, pound, thump
3. move with a thrashing motion
- The bird flapped its wings
Similar word(s): beat
Definition categories: motion, displace, move
4. move with a flapping motion
- The bird's wings were flapping
Similar word(s): beat
Definition categories: motion, move
5. make a fuss; be agitated
Similar word(s): dither, pother
Definition categories: emotion, fret, fuss, niggle
6. pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
Definition categories: communication, articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say
Sentences with flap as a verb:
- The flag flapped in the breeze.