Flap | Mean of flap in English Dictionary

/ˈflæp/

• Noun
• a flat piece of material that is attached to something on one side and that can be easily moved
1. She opened the tent flap and crawled outside.
2. the inside flap of a book's cover
3. a loose flap of skin
• the movement or sound of something that is moving up and down or back and forth
1. the soft flap [=flapping] of the flag in the breeze
2. the steady flap [=beat] of the bird's wings
• a state or situation in which many people are excited or upset
1. He was widely criticized during the recent flap [=uproar] about his controversial new book.

• a state in which someone is very upset
1. He got in a flap [=he became upset] over the delays in the schedule.
• a movable part of an airplane wing that can be raised or lowered and that is used to increase lift
• Verb
• to move (something) up and down or back and forth
1. birds flapping their wings
2. The breeze flapped the sails.
3. The flag flapped in the breeze.
4. The bird's wings were flapping.