flap
1. any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge;
hangs loose or projects freely (Freq. 3)
- he wrote on the flap of the envelope
• Hypernyms:
covering
• Hyponyms:
barndoor, coattail, codpiece, earflap, earlap,
jag, dag, lap, overlap, pocket flap, tent-fly,
rainfly, fly sheet, fly, tent flap, tongue
2. an excited state of agitation
- he was in a dither
- there was a terrible flap about the theft
• Syn:
dither, pother, fuss, tizzy
• Derivationally related forms:
fuss (for: fuss), pother (for: pother), dither (for: dither)
• Hypernyms:
agitation
3. the motion made by flapping up and down
• Syn:
flapping, flutter, fluttering
• Derivationally related forms:
flutter (for: fluttering), flap (for: flapping)
• Hypernyms:
wave, undulation
4. a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
• Hypernyms:
animal tissue
• Hyponyms:
uvula, soft palate, velum, protective fold, cusp, leaflet
5. a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing;
used to increase lift or drag
• Syn:
flaps
• Hypernyms:
airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface
• Hyponyms:
landing flap
• Part Holonyms:
wing
1. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion (Freq. 4)
- The curtains undulated
- the waves rolled towards the beach
• Syn:
roll, undulate, wave
• Derivationally related forms:
wave (for: wave), flapping, undulation (for: undulate), roller (for: roll)
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
luff
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s something
2. move noisily (Freq. 2)
- flags flapped in the strong wind
• Derivationally related forms:
flapping
• Hypernyms:
beat, pound, thump
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
3. move with a thrashing motion (Freq. 1)
- The bird flapped its wings
- The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
• Syn:
beat
• Derivationally related forms:
flapping, beat (for: beat)
• Hypernyms:
move, displace
• Hyponyms:
flutter, bate, clap
• Verb Group:
beat
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
4. make a fuss;
be agitated
• Syn:
dither, pother
• Derivationally related forms:
pother (for: pother), dither (for: dither)
• Hypernyms:
fuss, niggle, fret
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
5. move with a flapping motion
- The bird's wings were flapping
• Syn:
beat
• Derivationally related forms:
flapping
• Hypernyms:
move
• Hyponyms:
flail, thresh, clap
• Verb Group:
beat
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
6. pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
• Hypernyms:
pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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