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Flap   /flæp/   Listen
Flap

noun
1.
Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely.
2.
An excited state of agitation.  Synonyms: dither, fuss, pother, tizzy.  "There was a terrible flap about the theft"
3.
The motion made by flapping up and down.  Synonyms: flapping, flutter, fluttering.
4.
A movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body.
5.
A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag.  Synonym: flaps.
verb
(past & past part. flapped; pres. part. flapping)
1.
Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.  Synonyms: roll, undulate, wave.  "The waves rolled towards the beach"
2.
Move noisily.
3.
Move with a thrashing motion.  Synonym: beat.  "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
4.
Move with a flapping motion.  Synonym: beat.
5.
Make a fuss; be agitated.  Synonyms: dither, pother.
6.
Pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds.



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"Flap" Quotes from Famous Books



... you where to go, when to come back, how to fold up your kit, and when to go to sleep. The only thing they don't do is to come round the last thing and tuck you up in your little valise. You can strap yourself in, all but the head, and as to that there is a flap which anybody with a little gum could fasten down as an envelope. If, Charles, you hear a rumour that my battalion has been sent across Germany to join the Russians on the other side by parcel post, don't be too ready to dismiss it as ...
— Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, September 23, 1914 • Various

... leaving pins in slashes. Cut close to outside edge and allow one-fourth inch for the lap at ends. Mark on buckram with pencil close to headsize line and cut one-half inch inside this mark. Lap ends one-fourth inch and backstitch closely at each edge of flap. Sew a strip of crinoline flat over seam to smooth it up. Sew headsize wire on place marked, which will be one-half inch from inside edge. Keep all joinings at back. Slash buckram from inside edge to headsize wire every half ...
— Make Your Own Hats • Gene Allen Martin

... saddle-flap, Monseigneur: a shift of the leg—thank you, Monseigneur, that is right," and he drew back toward the Chien Noir, nor paused until he was lost in the crowd of idlers. For a gipsy he was ...
— The Justice of the King • Hamilton Drummond

... in the memory of both, for many a long year the sound of the Berwen held a place, and the flap of the white owl's wings brought back to Valmai memories of pain and happiness, mixed together in a strange tumult. Slowly she made her way up the path to Dinas, the scarlet cloak was taken out from ...
— By Berwen Banks • Allen Raine

... took it, and was conscious that, though it was too cold, it had the same quality that Miss Vesta's hand had, a touch like rose-leaves, smooth and light and dry. She shook hands as if she meant it, too, instead of giving a limp flap, as some girls did. It was impossible to tell the colour of her eyes; but ...
— Geoffrey Strong • Laura E. Richards


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