Flap
[flæp]
Definition
(noun.) any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; 'he wrote on the flap of the envelope'.
(noun.) a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag.
(noun.) a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body.
(noun.) the motion made by flapping up and down.
(verb.) pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds.
(verb.) move noisily; 'flags flapped in the strong wind'.
Inputed by Cyrus--From WordNet
Definition
(v.) Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment.
(v.) A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.
(v.) The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing.
(v.) A disease in the lips of horses.
(n.) To beat with a flap; to strike.
(n.) To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.
(v. i.) To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air.
(v. i.) To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing.
Inputed by Bella
Definition
n. the blow or motion of a broad loose object: anything broad and flexible hanging loose as the tail of a coat: a portion of skin or flesh detached from the underlying part for covering and growing over the end of an amputated limb.—v.t. to beat or move with a flap.—v.i. to move as wings: to hang like a flap:—pr.p. flap′ping; pa.p. flapped.—ns. Flap′doodle the food of fools: transparent nonsense gross flattery &c.; Flap′-drag′on a play in which small edibles as raisins are snatched from burning brandy and swallowed.—v.t. (Shak.) to swallow or devour as in flap-dragon.—adj. Flap′-eared (Shak.) having ears hanging like a flap.—n. Flap′-jack (Shak.) a kind of broad flat pancake.—adj. Flap′-mouthed.—n. Flap′per.
Checker: Rupert
Examples
- Robert Jordan gave him his cigarette case and Agustín took three cigarettes and put them inside the front flap of his herdsman's flat cap. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- No, no; flap down your fifty. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I took up the envelope and saw scrawled in red ink upon the inner flap, just above the gum, the letter K three times repeated. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The battery fired twice and the air came each time like a blow and shook the window and made the front of my pajamas flap. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- On the other letter he read Gus Trenor's name; and the flap of the envelope was still ungummed. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- Then he shut his notebook, pushed the pencil into its leather holder in the edge of the flap, put the notebook in his pocket and buttoned the pocket. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- And the flap has been gummed, if I am not very much in error, by a person who had been chewing tobacco. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- The little pleasure-launch was fussing out from the shore, twanging its music, crowded with people, flapping its paddles. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- Without her market-basket, which is a sort of wicker well with two flapping lids, she never stirs abroad. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- There was a solemn pause--a shout--a flapping of wings--a faint click. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The second mast was yet standing, with the rags of a rent sail, and a wild confusion of broken cordage flapping to and fro. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- He wore a flapping broad-brimmed traveller's hat, and under it a handkerchief tied over his head in the manner of a cap: so that he showed no hair. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- About a quarter of a mile from the stables John Straker's overcoat was flapping from a furze-bush. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Each wore a large, flapping hat, a brown linen pouch slung over one shoulder, and carried a long staff. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- The flaps of his waist-coat came half-way down his thighs, and the ends of his cravat reached to his waist. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- To one pair of strings there were glued, back to back, two sheets of paper, which, when folded over, formed the flaps of the portfolio. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- It was in shape something like the cloak of a modern hussar, having similar flaps for covering the arms, and was called a Sclaveyn, or Sclavonian. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Very well, said I, perhaps pockets and flaps, perhaps not. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Shall the waistcoat be made with pockets and flaps, pray? Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- What ship comes sailing home from India, and what English lady is this, married to a growling old Scotch Croesus with great flaps of ears? Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- A card inclosed within the middle envelope, over which have been folded all the others, is found to have disappeared when the flaps are opened again. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
- She knelt to spread and roll the robe, then changed her mind and stood up and shook it so it flapped. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The wings are strongly flapped, striking forward and downward, and the bird quickly ascends. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Has it returned to life and flapped off through the kitchen window? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- But the creature flapped and struggled, and out came my sister to know what was the matter. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
Edited by Angus