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Flap
flap
- (of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly
"a pheasant flapped its wings"
- (of something loosely fastened) flutter or wave around
"lines of washing flapped in the wind"
- move (something) up and down or to and fro
"he flapped the envelope in front of my face"
- strike at (something) loosely, especially to drive it away
"she flapped my hands away as she sat up"
- be agitated or panicky
"it's all right, Mother, don't flap"
- a thin, flat piece of cloth, paper, metal, etc. that is hinged or attached on one side only and covers an opening or hangs down from something
"the flap of the envelope"
- a hinged or sliding section of an aircraft wing used to control lift
"flaps are normally moved by the hydraulics"
- an act of flapping something, typically a wing or arm, up and down or from side to side
"the surviving bird made a few final despairing flaps"
- a state of agitation; a panic
"your Gran was in a flap, worrying she'd put her foot in it"
- a large broad mushroom
- a type of consonant produced by allowing the tip of the tongue to strike the palate very briefly