flap

/flˈæp/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

verb

1. move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
   “The curtains undulated”
2. move noisily
   “flags flapped in the strong wind”
3. move with a thrashing motion
   “The bird flapped its wings”
4. move with a flapping motion
   “The bird's wings were flapping”
5. make a fuss; be agitated
6. pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

noun

1. any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
   “he wrote on the flap of the envelope”
2. an excited state of agitation
   “he was in a dither”
3. the motion made by flapping up and down
4. a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
5. a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

Synonyms for flap

• roll
• undulate
• wave
• beat
• dither
• pother
• fuss
• tizzy
• flapping
• flutter
• fluttering
• flaps

Words that rhyme with flap

• snap
• tap
• trap
• cap
• lap
• clap
• rap
• map
• strap
• gap
• scrap
• wrap
• handicap
• nap
• chap
• overlap
• sap
• zap
• slap
• crap
• pap
• recap
• skullcap
• bootstrap
• catnap
• entrap
• frap
• hap
• kneecap
• madcap