flap

flap
n
1. tab, tail, lap, lug; leaf, skirt, apron, overhang, loop.
2. flapping, swinging, flutter; wave, undulation.
3. slap, whack, swat, smack, thwack, thump, bump; hit, swipe, flail, rap, pat, clap, tap.
v
4. slap, swat, bat, whip, lash, lambaste, lick, lace; bump, beat, whack, tamp; smack, bang, clip, click, thump, thwack, wallop.
5. flutter, oscillate, wave, wave about, toss; wag, waggle, move to and fro, swing; fly, flow, flop, hang, dangle, slacken.

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  • 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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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