flaps Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
   flap.
   
2. noun any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
   flap.
   
   • he wrote on the flap of the envelope
3. noun an excited state of agitation
   pother; tizzy; fuss; dither; flap.
   
   • he was in a dither
   • there was a terrible flap about the theft
4. noun the motion made by flapping up and down
   flutter; fluttering; flap; flapping.
   
5. noun a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
   flap.
   
6. verb move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
   wave; undulate; roll; flap.
   
   • The curtains undulated
   • the waves rolled towards the beach
7. verb move noisily
   flap.
   
   • flags flapped in the strong wind
8. verb move with a thrashing motion
   beat; flap.
   
   • The bird flapped its wings
   • The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
9. verb move with a flapping motion
   beat; flap.
   
   • The bird's wings were flapping
10. verb make a fuss; be agitated
    pother; flap; dither.
    
11. verb pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
    flap.
    

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