something that is broad or flat and usually thin and flexible and that hangs loose or projects freely : such as
a piece on a garment that hangs free
a part of a book jacket that folds under the book's cover
a piece of tissue partly severed from its place of origin for use in surgical grafting
an extended part forming the closure (as of an envelope or carton)
the usually up and down or back and forth motion of something broad and usually flat and flexible (such as a wing or flag)
the sound made by the motion of something broad and flexible
a movable auxiliary airfoil usually attached to an airplane wing's trailing edge to increase lift or drag see airplane illustration
a state of excitement or agitation : tizzy, uproar —usually used in the phrase in a flap
something that generates an uproar
a consonant (such as the sound \d\ in ladder and \ in latter) characterized by a single rapid contact of the tongue or lower lip against another point in the mouth called also tap
a stroke with something broad : slap
obsolete : something broad and flat used for striking
to sway loosely usually with a noise of striking and especially when moved by wind
to beat or pulsate wings or something suggesting wings
to progress by flapping
to flutter ineffectively
to talk foolishly and persistently
to beat with or as if with a flap
to toss sharply : fling
to move or cause to move in flaps