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English noun: flap | |||
| 1. | flap (artifact) any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely | ||
| Samples | He wrote on the flap of the envelope. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | covering | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | barndoor, coattail, codpiece, dag, earflap, earlap, fly, fly sheet, jag, lap, overlap, pocket flap, rainfly, tent flap, tent-fly, tongue | ||
| 2. | flap (state) an excited state of agitation | ||
| Samples | He was in a dither. There was a terrible flap about the theft. | ||
| Synonyms | dither, fuss, pother, tizzy | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | agitation | ||
| 3. | flap (event) the motion made by flapping up and down | ||
| Synonyms | flapping, flutter, fluttering | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | undulation, wave | ||
| 4. | flap (body) a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal tissue | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | cusp, leaflet, protective fold, soft palate, uvula, velum | ||
| 5. | flap (artifact) a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag | ||
| Synonyms | flaps | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | landing flap | ||
| Part meronym | wing | ||
English verb: flap | |||
| 1. | flap (motion) move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion | ||
| Samples | The curtains undulated. The waves rolled towards the beach. | ||
| Synonyms | roll, undulate, wave | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | luff | ||
| 2. | flap (motion) move noisily | ||
| Samples | Flags flapped in the strong wind. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, pound, thump | ||
| 3. | flap (motion) move with a thrashing motion | ||
| Samples | The bird flapped its wings. The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky. | ||
| Synonyms | beat | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | bate, clap, flutter | ||
| Verb group | beat, flap | ||
| 4. | flap (motion) move with a flapping motion | ||
| Samples | The bird's wings were flapping. | ||
| Synonyms | beat | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | move | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | clap, flail, thresh | ||
| Verb group | beat, flap | ||
| 5. | flap (emotion) make a fuss; be agitated | ||
| Synonyms | dither, pother | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fret, fuss, niggle | ||
| 6. | flap (communication) pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out | ||
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