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Noun
  • a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
  • a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
  • the motion made by flapping up and down
  • an excited state of agitation
    • he was in a dither
    • there was a terrible flap about the theft
  • any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
    • he wrote on the flap of the envelope
Verb
  • pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
  • make a fuss; be agitated
  • move with a flapping motion
    • The bird's wings were flapping
  • move with a thrashing motion
    • The bird flapped its wings
    • The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
  • move noisily
    • flags flapped in the strong wind
  • move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
    • The curtains undulated
    • the waves rolled towards the beach
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