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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Flap \Flap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flapped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Flapping.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E.
     flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.]
     1. To beat with a flap; to strike.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. --Pope.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the
        wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To flap in the mouth, to taunt. [Obs.] --W. Cartwright.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Flap \Flap\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Flapped; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Flapping.] [Prob. of imitative origin; cf. D. flappen, E.
     flap, n., flop, flippant, fillip.]
     1. To beat with a flap; to strike.
  
              Yet let me flap this bug with gilded wings. --Pope.
  
     2. To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the
        wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.
  
     To flap in the mouth, to taunt. [Obs.] --W. Cartwright.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  flapped
       See flap

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  flapped
     a.
     Fitted with a flap.
     vb.
     (infl of en flap  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  flapped
     a.
     Fitted with a flap.
     vb.
     (infl of en flap  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  flapped
     a.
     Fitted with a flap.
     vb.
     (infl of en flap  ed-form)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  flapped
     a.
     Fitted with a flap.
     vb.
     (infl of en flap  ed-form)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  flapped
     Englanti vb.
     (en-v-taivm f lap ped)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  flapped
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en flap ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb flap)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Flapped /flˈapt/
  خافق