flap

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/flæp/

noun 5verb 5

Collocations

(noun.) flat piece of paper, metal, etc.

ADJ

small | hinged

loose

The tent's loose flap was banging loudly in the wind all night.

tent

pocket

The envelope had a loose flap that wouldn't stay sealed properly.

VERB + FLAP

undo

She undid the flap on her backpack to find her passport before boarding the plane.

draw back, lift back/up, open, pull back

She lifted up the car hood flap to check the engine underneath.

lower

As the plane prepared to land, the captain lowered the flaps to slow down.

(noun.) state of worry/excitement

ADJ

real

VERB + FLAP

get in/into

She got into a flap when she realized her passport was missing before the trip.

put sb in/into

When the fire alarm went off during the exam, it put all the students into a complete flap.

PREP

in a ~

The teacher was in a flap when she realized the exam papers were missing.

~ over

There was quite a flap over the school's decision to change the lunch menu.

(verb.)

ADV

gently

wildly

The bird's wings flapped wildly as it tried to escape from the cat.

about, around

Definitions

noun

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.

A hinged leaf.

the flaps of a table

the flap of a shutter

A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane, used to increase lift and drag.

A side fin of a ray.

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

the flap of a sail

the flap of a wing

verb

To move (something broad and loose) up and down.

The crow slowly flapped its wings.

Startled, the wood pigeon flew off, its wings flapping noisily.

To move loosely back and forth.

The flag flapped in the breeze.

For a goalkeeper to weakly attempt to play a flighted ball with the hands, failing to control it.

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

To pronounce (something) as a flap consonant.

To be pronounced with a flap consonant.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing

flaps

noun — the motion made by flapping up and down

flapping
flutter
fluttering

noun — an excited state of agitation

verb — make a fuss

verb — move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

verb — move with a flapping motion

beat

verb — move with a thrashing motion

beat

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

flap one's gums

To speak idly; to talk without effect.

What's that old coot flapping his gums about this time?

Example Bank

a flap of a garment

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The envelope flap seemed curiously wrinkled.

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Again, Beside these parts destin'd to divers offices, there is a peculiar provision for the wind-pipe, that is, a cartilagineous flap upon the opening of the Larynx or Throttle, which hath an open cav

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The crow slowly flapped its wings.

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Startled, the wood pigeon flew off, its wings flapping noisily.

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

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