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  • Flap — Flap, v. i. 1. To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air. [1913 Webster] The crows flapped over by twos and threes. Lowell. [1913 Webster] 2. To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • flap — I UK [flæp] / US noun Word forms flap : singular flap plural flaps * 1) [countable] a thin flat piece of something that is fixed to something else along one edge a flap of leather/skin/plastic He held back the flap of the tent. 2) [singular]… …   English dictionary

  • Flap (aircraft) — Flaps are hinged surfaces on the trailing edge of the wings of a fixed wing aircraft. As flaps are extended, the stalling speed of the aircraft is reduced. Flaps are also used on the leading edge of the wings of some high speed jet aircraft,… …   Wikipedia

  • flap — flap1 [ flæp ] noun * 1. ) count a thin flat piece of something that is fixed to something else along one edge: a flap of leather/skin/plastic He held back the flap of the tent. 2. ) singular INFORMAL a situation in which people are confused,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Flap consonant — In phonetics, a flap or tap is a type of consonantal sound, which is produced with a single contraction of the muscles so that one articulator (such as the tongue) is thrown against another. Contrast with stops and trillsThe main difference… …   Wikipedia

  • flap — 1. Tissue for transplantation, vascularized by a pedicle; f.. SEE ALSO: local f., distant f.. 2. An uncontrolled movement, as of the hands. See asterixis. [M.E. flappe] Abbe f. middle portion of the lower lip transferred into the upper lip and …   Medical dictionary

  • flap — [[t]flæ̱p[/t]] flaps, flapping, flapped 1) V ERG If something such as a piece of cloth or paper flaps or if you flap it, it moves quickly up and down or from side to side. Grey sheets flapped on the clothes line... [V n] They would flap bath… …   English dictionary

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