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flap::noun | Spocien Dictionary

flap

/flæp/

the motion made by flapping up and down

Type	Words
Synonyms	flapping, flutter, fluttering
Type of	wave, undulation

flap::noun | Spocien Dictionary

flap

/flæp/

a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

Type	Words
Synonyms	flaps
Type of	airfoil, control surface, surface, aerofoil
Has types	landing flap

flap::verb | Spocien Dictionary

flap

/flæp/

move with a flapping motion

Type	Words
Synonyms	beat
Type of	move
Has types	clap, thresh, flail
Verb group	beat
Derivation	flapping

The bird's wings were flapping.

flap::verb | Spocien Dictionary

flap

/flæp/

make a fuss; be agitated

Type	Words
Synonyms	dither, pother
Type of	fuss, niggle, fret

flap::noun | Spocien Dictionary

flap

/flæp/

an excited state of agitation

Type	Words
Synonyms	dither, fuss, pother, tizzy
Type of	agitation

there was a terrible flap about the theft.

flap::verb | Spocien Dictionary

flap

/flæp/

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

Type	Words
Synonyms	roll, undulate, wave
Type of	move
Has types	luff
Derivation	flapping

flap::verb | Spocien Dictionary

flap

/flæp/

move with a thrashing motion

Type	Words
Synonyms	beat
Type of	move, displace
Has types	bate, clap, flutter
Verb group	beat
Derivation	flapping

The bird flapped its wings.

flap::noun | Spocien Dictionary

flap

/flæp/

a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body

Type	Words
Type of	animal tissue
Has types	soft palate, cusp, leaflet, protective fold, uvula, velum

flap::noun | Spocien Dictionary

flap

/flæp/

any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely

Type	Words
Type of	covering
Has types	codpiece, lap, earlap, overlap, pocket flap, earflap, rainfly, coattail, barndoor, tent-fly, tent flap, tongue, dag, fly, fly sheet, jag

he wrote on the flap of the envelope.

flap::verb | Spocien Dictionary

flap

/flæp/

move noisily

Type	Words
Type of	beat, pound, thump
Derivation	flapping

flags flapped in the strong wind.

flap::verb | Spocien Dictionary

flap

/flæp/

pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

Type	Words
Type of	enounce, say, enunciate, sound out, articulate, pronounce