flap

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /flæp/

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• Rhymes: -æp

Noun

flap (plural flaps)

1. Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.

   a flap of a garment

   The envelope flap seemed curiously wrinkled.

   • 1998,, Robert H. Mohlenbrock, “Twin Peaks”, Natural History, volume 107, number 8, page 73: 
2. A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.
3. An upset, stir, scandal or controversy

   The comment caused quite a flap in the newspapers.

4. The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it.

   the flap of a sail; the flap of a wing

5. A disease in the lips of horses.
6. (aviation) A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane.
7. (surgery) A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.
8. (slang) Vagina.

Synonyms

• (upset): Wikisaurus:commotion

Translations

Noun 01: flap of a garment

German: Krempe (de) f., Hutkrempe (de) f., Patte (de) f.

Portuguese: aba (pt)

Noun 02: furniture flap / hinged leaf

German: Klappe (de) f.

Portuguese: aba (pt)

Noun 03: upset / stir

German: Aufregung (de) f.

Noun 04: flap of wings etc

German: Flügelschlag (de) m., Schlag (de) m. Portuguese: bater (pt)

Russian: хлопанье (ru) n.

Noun 05: disease of a horse's lips

Noun 06: concerning an aeroplane

German: Bremsklappe (de) f., Landeklappe (de) f.

Noun 07: surgical tissue

German: Lappen (de) m., Hautlappen (de) m., Hautfetzen (de) m.

Greek: κρημνός (el) (krimnós) m.

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French: abattant (fr) m., volet (fr) m. German: Klappe (de) f.

See also

• Flap on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• fold
• lappet

Verb

Domestic pigeons flap their wings

flap (third-person singular simple present flaps, present participle flapping, simple past and past participle flapped)

1. (transitive) To move (something broad and loose) back and forth.

   The crow slowly flapped its wings.

   • 2004, Robert Jordan, New Spring, page 316:

     He could be flapping his tongue about you right this minute to anybody who'll bloody listen.

An Australian flag flaps in the wind

1. (intransitive) To move loosely back and forth.

   The flag flapped in the breeze.

   • 2011 September 29, Tom Rostance, “Stoke 2 - 1 Besiktas”, BBC Sport:

     Former Turkey goalkeeper Rustu Recber flapped at his first Delap throw but was given a soft free-kick by referee Antony Gautier.

Translations

to move (something broad and loose} back and forth

German: flattern (de)

Portuguese: bater (pt)

to move loosely back and forth

German: klappern (de)

Portuguese: tremular (pt)

Derived terms

• cat flap
• flapper