flap : Idioms & Phrases

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flap down

  • verb throw violently
    slam.
    • He slammed the book on the table
WordNet

Flap tile

  • a tile with a bent up portion, to turn a corner or catch a drip.
Webster 1913

Flap valve

  • (Mech.), a valve which opens and shuts upon one hinged side; a clack valve.
Webster 1913

flap-eared

Flap"-eared` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having broad, loose, dependent ears. Shak.
Webster 1913

flap-mouthed

Flap"-mouthed` adjective
Definitions
  1. Having broad, hangling lips. R. Shak.
Webster 1913

flip-flap

  • adverb with repeated strokes and noise
    • something going flip-flap in the night
WordNet
Flip"-flap` noun
Etymology
See Flip, and Flap.
Definitions
  1. The repeated stroke of something long and loose. Johnson.
Flip"-flap` adverb
Definitions
  1. With repeated strokes and noise, as of something long and loose. Ash.
Webster 1913

Fly flap

  • an implement for killing flies.
Webster 1913

landing flap

  • noun a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing
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pocket flap

  • noun a flap that covers the access to a pocket
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tent flap

  • noun flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
    fly; rainfly; fly sheet; tent-fly.
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To flap in the mouth

  • to taunt. Obs.
Webster 1913