flap
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
flap/flap/
▶verb (flaps, flapping, flapped)
- 1 move or be moved up and down or to and fro.
- 2 (flap at) strike at loosely.
- 3 Brit. informal be agitated.
- 1 a piece that is attached on one side only.
- 2 a hinged or sliding section of an aircraft wing used to control lift.
- 3 a single flapping movement.
- 4 informal a state of agitation.
- 5 a large broad mushroom.
– derivatives
flappy adjective.
flappy adjective.
– origin ME: prob. imitative.
'flap' also found in these Oxford entries:
air brake
- busby
- cat flap
- clap
- drop-leaf
- elevator
- envelope
- epiglottis
- fag end
- flapjack
- flap valve
- flirt
- flop
- fly
- gill cover
- glove compartment
- laciniate
- lap
- lug
- mudflap
- placket
- skirt
- sou'wester
- spoiler
- storm flap
- tab
- tailgate
