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Meaning of 'flap'
Meaning of 'flap' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Flap 
[ n.]
- To beat with a flap; to strike. [ n.]- To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.
2. 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. [ v.]- A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.
- 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.
- A disease in the lips of horses.
3. Flap [ v. i.]
- To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to
fly with wings beating the air. [ v. i.]- To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing.
Meaning of 'flap' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. flap [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- an excited state of agitation
- an excited state of agitation
Example in sentence:
- he was in a dither;
- there was a terrible flap about the theft
Meaning (2):
- any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
- any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
Example in sentence:
- he wrote on the flap of the envelope
2. flap [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- move noisily
- move noisily
Example in sentence:
- flags flapped in the strong wind
Meaning (4):
- move with a thrashing motion
- move with a thrashing motion
Example in sentence:
- The bird flapped its wings;
- The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
Meaning (5):
- move with a flapping motion
- move with a flapping motion
Example in sentence:
- The bird's wings were flapping
Meaning (6):
- move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
- move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
Example in sentence:
- The curtains undulated;
- the waves rolled towards the beach
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