flap
flap
flÃĻp
flāp
/flˈÃĻp/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "flap"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒāϟāĻžāύ⧋, āĻ“āĻĄāĻŧāĻž

to move with a rapid up-and-down motion
Intransitive
to flap definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Right now, the laundry on the clothesline is flapping in the gentle breeze.
āĻāĻ–āύāχ, āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāϤ⧇ āĻ•āĻžāĻĒāĻĄāĻŧāϗ⧁āϞāĻŋ āĻšāĻžāϞāĻ•āĻž āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ⧇ āĻĢāĻĄāĻŧāĻĢāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒāϟāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĄāĻžāύāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒāϟāĻžāύ⧋

(of a bird) to rhythmically move its wings in an upward and downward motion, either during flight or in preparation for taking flight
Transitive: to flap wings
to flap definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The robin perched on the branch, observing its surroundings before flapping its wings in a graceful motion
āϰāĻŦāĻŋāύ āĻĄāĻžāϞ⧇ āĻŦāϏ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āϚāĻžāϰāĻĒāĻžāĻļ āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻŦ⧇āĻ•ā§āώāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāϞ, āϤāĻžāϰāĻĒāϰ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āĻ¨ā§āĻĻāϰ āĻ—āϤāĻŋāϤ⧇ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻĄāĻžāύāĻž āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϞāĨ¤
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āφāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻŋāϤ āĻšāĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻ…āĻ¤ā§āϝāϧāĻŋāĻ• āϚāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻž

to express agitation, make a fuss, or become overly concerned or worked up about something
Intransitive
to flap definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The team captain flapped before an important match, giving an impassioned speech to motivate the players.
āĻĻāϞ⧇āϰ āĻ…āϧāĻŋāύāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻ• āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŽā§āϝāĻžāĻšā§‡āϰ āφāϗ⧇ āĻ…āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϰ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĒāĻĄāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύ, āϖ⧇āϞ⧋āϝāĻŧāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ…āύ⧁āĻĒā§āϰāĻžāĻŖāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āϜāĻ¨ā§āϝ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āφāĻŦ⧇āĻ—āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻŦāĻ•ā§āϤ⧃āϤāĻž āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻ–āĻž āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋, āĻĻā§‹āϞāĻžāύ⧋

to move an object or a part of it up and down or to and fro in a rapid or rhythmic manner
Transitive: to flap sth
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The wind flapped the tent's entrance, causing it to sway back and forth as campers tried to secure it.
āĻŦāĻžāϤāĻžāϏ āϤāĻžāĻŦ⧁āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāĻŦ⧇āĻļāĻĻā§āĻŦāĻžāϰāϕ⧇ āĻĢāĻĄāĻŧāĻĢāĻĄāĻŧ āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞ, āϝāĻžāϰ āĻĢāϞ⧇ āĻāϟāĻŋ āĻĒāĻŋāĻ›āύ⧇-āϏāĻžāĻŽāύ⧇ āĻĻā§‹āϞ āĻ–āĻžāĻšā§āĻ›āĻŋāϞ āϝāĻ–āύ āĻ•ā§āϝāĻžāĻŽā§āĻĒāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āĻāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰāĻžāϰ āĻšā§‡āĻˇā§āϟāĻž āĻ•āϰāĻ›āĻŋāϞāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻžāĻ–āĻž āĻāĻžāĻĒāϟāĻžāύ⧋, āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĒāĻž āύāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύ⧋

to move one’s arms about in a clumsy or uncontrolled manner while surfing, often due to panic or lack of balance
Informal
Specialized
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
New surfers always flap when they panic in the water.
āύāϤ⧁āύ āϏāĻžāĻ°ā§āĻĢāĻžāϰāϰāĻž āϏāĻŦāϏāĻŽāϝāĻŧ āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻĒāĻž āϛ⧋āĻĄāĻŧ⧇ āϝāĻ–āύ āϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϜāϞ⧇ āφāϤāĻ™ā§āĻ•āĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
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āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ, āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻž

a broad, thin, and flexible piece attached at one edge, allowing it to hang loosely or move freely
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He secured the envelope by tucking its flap under the seal.
āϏ⧀āϞ⧇āϰ āύāĻŋāĻšā§‡ āĻāϰ āĻĢā§āĻ˛ā§āϝāĻžāĻĒ āϟāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇ āϤāĻŋāύāĻŋ āĻ–āĻžāĻŽāϟāĻŋ āϏ⧁āϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻŋāϤ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĻ›āĻŋāϞ⧇āύāĨ¤
02

a hinged surface on an aircraft wing that can be adjusted to increase lift or drag

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Lowering the flaps helped reduce the plane's speed.
03

a section of tissue that remains partially attached to the body, allowing it to be repositioned or used in surgical repair

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
A small flap of tissue was used in the reconstruction.
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the movement produced by something beating or moving up and down

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
He heard the gentle flap of the flag in the breeze.
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a state of agitation, confusion, or emotional excitement

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She got into a flap over the missing keys.
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the folded extension of a book cover that wraps around the page edges to provide protection

āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
She read the description on the inside flap.

āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāϤāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ• āĻ—āĻžāĻ›

flapper
flapping
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