flap

[[t]flæp[/t]]

v. flapped, flap•ping, n.

1) to swing or sway back and forth loosely, esp. with noise

2) to move up and down, as wings or arms

3) to strike a blow with something broad and flexible

4) cvb sts Slang. to talk in a foolish manner; babble

5) to move (wings, arms, etc.) up and down

6) to cause to swing or sway loosely, esp. with noise

7) to strike with something broad and flat

8) to toss, fold, shut, etc., smartly, roughly, or noisily

9) phn to pronounce (a sound) with a rapid flip of the tongue tip against the upper teeth or alveolar ridge

10) something flat and broad that is attached at one side only and hangs loosely or covers an opening

11) cvb either of the two segments of a book jacket folding under the book's front and back covers

12) one leaf of a folding door, shutter, or the like

13) a flapping motion

14) the noise produced by something that flaps

15) sts Informal.

a) a state of nervous excitement

b) an emergency situation

c) scandal; trouble

16) aer. a movable surface used for increasing the lift or drag of an airplane

17) phn a rapid flip of the tongue tip against the upper teeth or alveolar ridge, as in the r-sound in a common British pronunciation of very or the t-sound in a common American pronunciation of

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18) bui

a) Also called flap′ hinge`. a hinge having a strap or plate for screwing to the face of a door, shutter, or the like

b) one leaf of a hinge

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Etymology: 1275–1325; ME flappe a blow