Flap
WordNet
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"
(2) A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
(3) A movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
(4) The motion made by flapping up and down
(5) An excited state of agitation
"He was in a dither"
"There was a terrible flap about the theft"
verb
(6) Pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
(7) Make a fuss; be agitated
(8) Move noisily
"Flags flapped in the strong wind"
(9) Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
"The curtains undulated"
"The waves rolled towards the beach"
(10) Move with a flapping motion
"The bird's wings were flapping"
(11) Move with a thrashing motion
"The bird flapped its wings"
"The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment.
- A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.
- An upset, stir, scandal or controversy
- The comment caused quite a flap in the newspapers.
- The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or the flap of a wing
- A disease in the lips of horses.
- A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane.
- Vagina
Verb
- to move something broad and loose back and forth, as flap its wings
- to move loosely back and forth
- The flag flapped in the breeze.