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flap
(flăp)n.
1.
a. A projecting or hanging piece usually attached to something on one side and often intended to protect or cover: the flap of an envelope.
b. Either of the folded ends of a book jacket that fit inside the front and back covers.
c. A variable control surface on the trailing edge of an aircraft wing, used primarily to increase lift or drag.
d. Medicine A piece of tissue that has been partially detached and used in surgical grafting to fill an adjacent defect or cover the cut end of a bone after amputation.
2.
a. The act of waving or fluttering: the flap of the flag in the wind.
b. The sound produced by this motion.
3. Linguistics A sound articulated by a single, quick touch of the tongue against the teeth or alveolar ridge, as (t) in water. Also called tap1.
4. Informal A commotion or disturbance: a flap in Congress over the defense budget.
5. Archaic A blow given with something flat; a slap.
v. flapped, flap·ping, flaps
v.tr.
1. To move (wings or arms, for example) up and down.
2. To cause to move or sway with a fluttering or waving motion: The wind is flapping the tent fly.
3. To cause to strike against something: flapped the paper on the table.
v.intr.
1.
a. To move wings or the arms up and down.
b. To fly by beating the air with the wings: The crow flapped away.
2. To move or sway while fixed at one edge or corner; flutter: banners flapping in the breeze.
[Middle English flappe, slap.]
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flap
(flæp)vb, flaps, flapping or flapped
1. to move (wings or arms) up and down, esp in or as if in flying, or (of wings or arms) to move in this way
2. to move or cause to move noisily back and forth or up and down: the curtains flapped in the breeze.
3. (intr) informal to become agitated or flustered; panic
4. to deal (a person or thing) a blow with a broad flexible object
5. (sometimes foll by: down) to toss, fling, slam, etc, abruptly or noisily
6. (Phonetics & Phonology) (tr) phonetics to pronounce (an (r) sound) by allowing the tongue to give a single light tap against the alveolar ridge or uvula
n
7. the action, motion, or noise made by flapping: with one flap of its wings the bird was off.
8. a piece of material, etc, attached at one edge and usually used to cover an opening, as on a tent, envelope, or pocket
9. a blow dealt with a flat object; slap
10. (Aeronautics) a movable surface fixed to the trailing edge of an aircraft wing that increases lift during takeoff and drag during landing
11. (Surgery) surgery a piece of tissue partially connected to the body, either following an amputation or to be used as a graft
12. informal a state of panic, distress, or agitation
13. (Phonetics & Phonology) phonetics an (r) produced by allowing the tongue to give a single light tap against the alveolar ridge or uvula
[C14: probably of imitative origin]
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flap
(flæp)v. flapped, flap•ping,
n. v.i.
1. to swing or sway back and forth loosely, esp. with noise.
2. to move up and down, as wings or arms.
3. to strike a blow with something broad and flexible.
4. Slang. to talk in a foolish manner; babble.
v.t. 5. to move (wings, arms, etc.) up and down.
6. to cause to swing or sway loosely, esp. with noise.
7. to strike with something broad and flat.
8. to toss, fold, shut, etc., smartly, roughly, or noisily.
9. to pronounce (a sound) with a rapid flip of the tongue tip against the upper teeth or alveolar ridge.
n. 10. something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening.
11. either of the two segments of a book jacket folding under the book's front and back covers.
12. one leaf of a folding door, shutter, or the like.
13. a flapping motion.
14. the noise produced by something that flaps.
15. Informal.
a. a state of nervous excitement.
b. an emergency situation.
c. scandal; trouble.
16. a movable surface used for increasing the lift or drag of an airplane.
17. a rapid flip of the tongue tip against the upper teeth or alveolar ridge, as in the r-sound in a common British pronunciation of very or the t-sound in a common American pronunciation of water.
18.
a. Also called flap′ hinge`. a hinge having a strap or plate for screwing to the face of a door, shutter, or the like.
b. one leaf of a hinge.
[1275–1325; Middle English flappe a blow]
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Flap
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flap
Past participle: flapped
Gerund: flapping
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Noun | 1. | flap - any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" barndoor - an opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas coattail - the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist codpiece - (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) overlap, lap - a flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches" pocket flap - a flap that covers the access to a pocket fly sheet, rainfly, tent flap, tent-fly, fly - flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent tongue - the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot |
2. | flap - an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance | |
3. | flap - the motion made by flapping up and down undulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth | |
4. | flap - a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals uvula - a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate soft palate, velum - a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking protective fold - a flap of tissue that protects what it covers | |
5. | flap - a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight landing flap - a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing wing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane | |
Verb | 1. | flap - move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" luff - flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides; "the sails luffed" |
2. | flap - move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind" | |
3. | flap - move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" flutter - flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements; "The seagulls fluttered overhead" bate - flap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons clap - cause to strike the air in flight; "The big bird clapped its wings" | |
4. | flap - move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping" move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right" flap, beat - move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" clap - strike the air in flight; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly" | |
5. | flap - make a fuss; be agitated | |
6. | flap - pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds |
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flap
verb
noun
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
flap
nounInformal. An interruption of regular procedure or of public peace:
agitation, commotion, disorder, disturbance, helter-skelter, stir, tumult, turbulence, turmoil, uproar.
Informal: to-do.
1. To move (one's arms or wings, for example) up and down:
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Translations
إضْطِراب أو فَزَعثَنْيَه، حاشِيَهرَفْرَفَهيُحَرِّك النِّسيميُرَفْرِفُ
cípmávatpanikařitpleskáníšos
baskebaske medblafreblafrenblive forvirret
läpättää
lepršati
begyulladcsapkodásfülszárnycsapkodás
blakta; blakahornringulreiî; uppnámruglast; komast í uppnámsmellur, skellur; sláttur
パタパタ動かす
퍼덕거리다
blaškytiskas kabantiskas nukaręspanikuotiplaikstytis
atlokskrist panikāpanikapārloksplandīšanās
cíppanikáriťtrepotať
plahutanjeplahutatizavihek
slå
กระพือปีก
çarpma sesiçırpmakendişeflapheyecanlanmak
đập
flap
[flæp]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
flap
[ˈflæp] n
(= panic) to be in a flap → être dans tous ses états
to be in a flap about sth, to be in a flap over sth → paniquer à propos de qch
to get in a flap about sth, to get in a flap over sth → se mettre dans tous ses états à propos de qch
to be in a flap about sth, to be in a flap over sth → paniquer à propos de qch
to get in a flap about sth, to get in a flap over sth → se mettre dans tous ses états à propos de qch
vt
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
flap
n
(of pocket) → Klappe f; (of table) → ausziehbarer Teil; (of tent) → Eingang m; (Aviat) → (Lande)klappe f; a flap of skin → ein Hautfetzen m; (Med) → ein Hautlappen m
(Brit inf) → helle Aufregung, Panik f; to get in(to) a flap → in helle Aufregung geraten, ins Flattern geraten (inf)
(Phon) → geschlagener Laut
vi
(wings) → schlagen; (door, shutters) → schlagen, klappern; (sails, tarpaulin etc) → flattern; his coat flapped about his legs → der Mantel schlackerte ihm um die Beine (inf); his ears were flapping (inf) → er spitzte die Ohren
(Brit inf) → in heller Aufregung sein; to start to flap → in helle Aufregung geraten; don’t flap → reg dich nicht auf; there’s no need to flap → (das ist) kein Grund zur Aufregung; she’s been flapping around all morning → sie rennt schon den ganzen Morgen wie ein aufgescheuchtes Huhn durch die Gegend (inf)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
flap
[flæp]1. n
a. (of pocket) → patta, battente m; (of envelope) → linguetta; (of table) → ribalta (Aer) → flap m inv
b. (movement) to give sth a flap → sbattere qc
they could hear the flap of the sails (sound) → sentivano sbattere le vele
to be in a flap (fam) → essere in agitazione
to get into a flap (fam) → farsi prendere dal panico
they could hear the flap of the sails (sound) → sentivano sbattere le vele
to be in a flap (fam) → essere in agitazione
to get into a flap (fam) → farsi prendere dal panico
3. vi
a. (wings, sails, flag) → sbattere
b. (fam) (panic) → farsi prendere dal panico
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
flap
(flӕp) noun1. anything broad or wide that hangs loosely. a flap of canvas.
2. the sound made when such a thing moves. We could hear the flap of the flag blowing in the wind.
3. great confusion or panic. They are all in a terrible flap.
verb – past tense, past participle flapped – 1. to (make something) move with the sound of a flap. the leaves were flapping in the breeze; The bird flapped its wings.
2. to become confused; to get into a panic. There is no need to flap.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
flap
→ يُرَفْرِفُ třepotat (se) blafre schlagen φτερουγίζω agitar, agitarse läpättää claquer lepršati sbattere パタパタ動かす 퍼덕거리다 flappen flakse trzepnąć agitar хлопать slå กระพือปีก kanat çırpmak đập 拍打Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
flap
n. [sound of wings] aleteo; sonido de alas; cubierta; colgajo.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
flap
n (surg) colgajoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.