Definition of Flap. Meaning of Flap. Synonyms of Flap

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Definition of Flap

Flap
Flap Flap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Flapping.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E. flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.] 1. To beat with a flap; to strike. Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. --Pope. 2. To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat. To flap in the mouth, to taunt. [Obs.] --W. Cartwright.
Flap
Flap Flap, v. i. 1. To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air. The crows flapped over by twos and threes. --Lowell. 2. To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing. --Gay.
Flap
Flap Flap, n. [OE. flappe, flap, blow, bly-flap; cf. D. flap, and E. flap, v.] 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 cartilaginous flap upon the opening of the larynx. --Sir T. Browne. 2. A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter. 3. The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing. 4. pl. (Far.) A disease in the lips of horses. Flap tile, a tile with a bent up portion, to turn a corner or catch a drip. Flap valve (Mech.), a valve which opens and shuts upon one hinged side; a clack valve.

Meaning of Flap from wikipedia

- Look up flap in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Flap may refer to: Flap (film), a 1970 American film Flap, a boss character in the arcade game Gaiapolis...
- § Brackets and transcription delimiters. Flapping or tapping, also known as alveolar flapping, intervocalic flapping, or t-voicing, is a phonological process...
- The voiced alveolar tap or flap is a type of consonantal sound, used in some spoken languages. The symbol in the International Phonetic Alphabet that represents...
- A flap is a high-lift device used to reduce the stalling speed of an aircraft wing at a given weight. Flaps are usually mounted on the wing trailing edges...
- bum flap or butt flap refers in one usage to the rear flap in a union suit, In this usage, it is also sometimes termed as **** flap, evacuation flap, or...
- (allophonic) tap/flap, but a true tap or flap is an active articulation whereas a trill is a p****ive articulation. That is, for a tap or flap the tongue makes...
- A lateral flap is a family of consonantal sounds, used in some spoken languages. There are four attested or claimed lateral flaps in the world's languages:...
- Krueger flaps, or Krüger flaps, are lift enhancement devices that may be ****ed to the leading edge of an aircraft wing. Unlike slats or droop flaps, the...
- Flap steak, or flap meat (IMPS/NAMP 1185A, UNECE 2203) is a beef steak cut from the obliquus internus abdominis muscle of the bottom sirloin. It is generally...
- A Gundersen flap, also known as Gundersen's flap, Gundersen's conjunctival flap, or conjunctivoplasty, and often misspelled Gunderson, is a surgical procedure...