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| 1. | [ verb ] move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion | |
| Synonyms: | wave roll undulate | |
| Examples: | "The curtains undulated" "the waves rolled towards the beach" |
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| Related terms: | move luff wave wave roller undulation | |
| 2. | [ noun ] any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely | |
| Examples: | "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" |
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| Related terms: | covering tent-fly coattail pocket_flap tongue earflap lap dag codpiece barndoor | |
| 3. | [ verb ] move noisily | |
| Examples: | "flags flapped in the strong wind" |
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| Related terms: | beat | |
| 4. | [ verb ] move with a thrashing motion | |
| Synonyms: | beat | |
| Examples: | "The bird flapped its wings" "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" |
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| Related terms: | move clap bate beat beat | |
| 5. | [ noun ] an excited state of agitation | |
| Synonyms: | fuss pother tizzy dither | |
| Examples: | "he was in a dither" "there was a terrible flap about the theft" |
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| Related terms: | agitation dither | |
| 6. | [ noun ] (physics) the motion made by flapping up and down | |
| Synonyms: | flopping flutter fluttering flapping | |
| Related terms: | wave undulate flicker beat | |
| 7. | [ verb ] pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds | |
| Related terms: | pronounce | |
| 8. | [ verb ] make a fuss; be agitated | |
| Synonyms: | pother dither | |
| Related terms: | fuss dither | |
| 9. | [ verb ] move with a flapping motion | |
| Synonyms: | beat | |
| Examples: | "The bird's wings were flapping" |
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| Related terms: | move clap flail beat | |
| 10. | [ noun ] (zoology) a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body | |
| Related terms: | animal_tissue cusp protective_fold soft_palate uvula | |
| 11. | [ noun ] (transportation) a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag | |
| Synonyms: | flaps | |
| Related terms: | airfoil landing_flap wing | |
| Similar spelling: |
flop flip floppy Flippo Flavia flub flab |
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