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flap

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noun

1
:a stroke with something broad:slap
2
obsolete:something broad and flat used for striking
3
:something that is broad, limber, or flat and usually thin and that hangs loose or projects freely: such as
a
:a piece on a garment that hangs free
b
:a part of a book jacket that folds under the book's cover
c
:a piece of tissue partly severed from its place of origin for use in surgical grafting
d
:an extended part forming the closure (as of an envelope or carton)
4
:the motion of something broad and limber (such as a sail or wing)
5
:a movable auxiliary airfoil usually attached to an airplane wing's trailing edge to increase lift or drag seeairplane illustration
6
a
:a state of excitement or agitation:tizzy,uproar
b
:something that generates an uproar
7
:a consonant (such as the sound \d\ inladder and \t\ inlatter) characterized by a single rapid contact of the tongue or lower lip against another point in the mouth

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flap

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verb

flapped;flapping

transitive verb

1
:to beat with or as if with a flap
2
:to toss sharply:fling
3
:to move or cause to move inflaps

intransitive verb

1
:to sway loosely usually with a noise of striking and especially when moved by wind
2
a
:to beat or pulsate wings or something suggesting wings
b
:to progress byflapping
c
:to flutter ineffectively
3
:to talk foolishly and persistently

Examples offlap in a Sentence

Noun She opened the tentflap and crawled outside. the insideflap of a book's cover a looseflap of skinVerb The breezeflapped the sails. The flagflapped in the breeze. The bird's wings wereflapping.
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Noun
The edges push out his lipflaps, almost appearing uncomfortable.—Liz O'Connell,MSNBC Newsweek, 19 July 2025The secure magneticflapover the zipper makes this a safe bag for all your day trips and gives any outfit a luxe look.—Sarah Boyd,Forbes.com, 18 July 2025
Verb
One float depicted him as an outlaw, riding a motorcycle through a window to freedom; another showed his big earsflappingtriumphantly in the wind.—David W. Brown,New Yorker, 5 July 2025The moths were still able toflaptheir wings freely and turn in different directions.—Sarah Kuta,Smithsonian Magazine, 23 June 2025See All Example Sentences forflap

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle Englishflappe

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined atsense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined attransitive sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use offlap was in the 14th century

Phrases Containingflap

Cite this Entry

“Flap.”Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flap. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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Kids Definition

flap

1 of 2noun
2
:a broad, limber, or flat piece that hangs loose (as on a pocket or envelope)
3
:the motion or sound of a flap
4
:a movable part of an airplane wing that is attached to the trailing edge of the wing and that is used to increase lift or drag

flap

2 of 2verb
flapped;flapping
2
:to move or cause to move with a beating motion
flapping its wings

Medical Definition

flap

noun
:a piece of tissue partly severed from its place of origin for use in surgical grafting

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