Flap Meaning

There are 11 meaning(s) for word Flap

Meaning 1 : the motion made by flapping up and down

    Synonyms : flapping,  flutter,  fluttering
Meaning 2 : a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

    Synonyms : flaps
Meaning 3 : move with a flapping motion

    Example : The bird's wings were flapping

    Synonyms : beat
Meaning 4 : make a fuss; be agitated

    Synonyms : dither,  pother
Meaning 5 : an excited state of agitation

    Example : there was a terrible flap about the theft

    Synonyms : dither,  fuss,  pother,  tizzy
Meaning 6 : move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

    Synonyms : roll,  undulate,  wave
Meaning 7 : move with a thrashing motion

    Example : The bird flapped its wings

    Synonyms : beat
Meaning 8 : a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body

Meaning 9 : any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely

    Example : he wrote on the flap of the envelope

Meaning 10 : move noisily

    Example : flags flapped in the strong wind

Meaning 11 : pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

How to Pronounce Flap

  • flæp