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Detailed Synonyms for flap in English

flap:

flap [the ~] nom

  1. the flap
    the flap
  2. the flap
    the stop valve; the flap
  3. the flap
    – any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely 1
    the flap
    – any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely 1
    • flap [the ~] nom
      • he wrote on the flap of the envelope1
  4. the flap
    – a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag 1
    the flap; the flaps
    – a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag 1
  5. the flap
    – a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body 1
    the flap
    – a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body 1
  6. the flap
    – the motion made by flapping up and down 1
    the flutter; the flap; the fluttering; the flapping
    – the motion made by flapping up and down 1
  7. the flap
    – an excited state of agitation 1
    the fuss; the flap; the dither; the tizzy; the pother
    – an excited state of agitation 1
    • fuss [the ~] nom
    • flap [the ~] nom
      • there was a terrible flap about the theft1
    • dither [the ~] nom
      • he was in a dither1
    • tizzy [the ~] nom
    • pother [the ~] nom

to flap verbe (flaps, flapped, flapping)

  1. to flap
    to flutter; to wave; to flap; to blow; to snap
    • flutter verbe (flutters, fluttered, fluttering)
    • wave verbe (waves, waved, waving)
    • flap verbe (flaps, flapped, flapping)
    • blow verbe (blows, blew, blowing)
    • snap verbe (snaps, snapped, snapping)
  2. to flap
    to flap; to blab
    • flap verbe (flaps, flapped, flapping)
    • blab verbe (blabs, blabbed, blabbing)
    to blunder
    – utter impulsively 1
    • blunder verbe (blunders, blundered, blundering)
      • He blundered his stupid ideas1
  3. to flap
    – pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds 1
    to flap
    – pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds 1
    • flap verbe (flaps, flapped, flapping)
  4. to flap
    – make a fuss; be agitated 1
    to flap; to dither; pother
    – make a fuss; be agitated 1
    • flap verbe (flaps, flapped, flapping)
    • dither verbe (dithers, dithered, dithering)
    • pother verbe
  5. to flap
    – move noisily 1
    to flap
    – move noisily 1
    • flap verbe (flaps, flapped, flapping)
      • flags flapped in the strong wind1
  6. to flap
    – move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion 1
    to roll; to wave; to flap; to undulate
    – move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion 1
    • roll verbe (rolls, rolled, rolling)
      • the waves rolled towards the beach1
    • wave verbe (waves, waved, waving)
      • the waves rolled towards the beach1
    • flap verbe (flaps, flapped, flapping)
    • undulate verbe (undulates, undulated, undulating)
      • The curtains undulated1
  7. to flap
    – move with a flapping motion 1
    to beat; to flap
    – move with a flapping motion 1
    • beat verbe (beats, beated, beating)
    • flap verbe (flaps, flapped, flapping)
      • The bird's wings were flapping1
  8. to flap
    – move with a thrashing motion 1
    to beat; to flap
    – move with a thrashing motion 1
    • beat verbe (beats, beated, beating)
      • The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky1
    • flap verbe (flaps, flapped, flapping)
      • The bird flapped its wings1

Conjugations for flap:

present
  1. flap
  2. flap
  3. flaps
  4. flap
  5. flap
  6. flap
simple past
  1. flapped
  2. flapped
  3. flapped
  4. flapped
  5. flapped
  6. flapped
present perfect
  1. have flapped
  2. have flapped
  3. has flapped
  4. have flapped
  5. have flapped
  6. have flapped
past continuous
  1. was flapping
  2. were flapping
  3. was flapping
  4. were flapping
  5. were flapping
  6. were flapping
future
  1. shall flap
  2. will flap
  3. will flap
  4. shall flap
  5. will flap
  6. will flap
continuous present
  1. am flapping
  2. are flapping
  3. is flapping
  4. are flapping
  5. are flapping
  6. are flapping
subjunctive
  1. be flapped
  2. be flapped
  3. be flapped
  4. be flapped
  5. be flapped
  6. be flapped
diverse
  1. flap!
  2. let's flap!
  3. flapped
  4. flapping
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

flap

  1. flap

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Related Definitions for "flap":

  1. any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely1
    • he wrote on the flap of the envelope1
  2. a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag1
  3. a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body1
  4. the motion made by flapping up and down1
  5. an excited state of agitation1
    • there was a terrible flap about the theft1
  6. pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds1
  7. make a fuss; be agitated1
  8. move noisily1
    • flags flapped in the strong wind1
  9. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion1
  10. move with a flapping motion1
    • The bird's wings were flapping1
  11. move with a thrashing motion1
    • The bird flapped its wings1

Related Synonyms for flap