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1. (noun) flap
any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
"he wrote on the flap of the envelope"

2. (noun) dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap
an excited state of agitation
"he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"

3. (noun) flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering
the motion made by flapping up and down

4. (noun) flap
a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body

5. (noun) flap, flaps
a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

6. (verb) roll, undulate, flap, wave
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
"The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

7. (verb) flap
move noisily
"flags flapped in the strong wind"

8. (verb) beat, flap
move with a thrashing motion
"The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"

9. (verb) beat, flap
move with a flapping motion
"The bird's wings were flapping"

10. (verb) dither, flap, pother
make a fuss; be agitated

11. (verb) flap
pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

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