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flap definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb flap 3 of 6 senses of flap Sense 1 undulate, flap, wave => luff Sense 3 beat flap => bate => clap Sense 4 beat flap => flail, thresh => clap Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb flap 3 of 6 senses of flap Sense 1 undulate, flap, wave => luff Sense 3 beat flap => bate => clap Sense 4 beat flap => flail, thresh => clap Entailment of verb flap Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb flap 6 senses of flap Sense 1 undulate, flap, wave => move Sense 2 flap => beat pound, thump Sense 3 beat flap => move displace Sense 4 beat flap => move Sense 5 dither, flap, pother => fuss, niggle, fret Sense 6 flap => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out enunciate, say Familiarity of verb flap flap used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 6) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb flap Sense 3 beat flap => move displace Sense 4 beat flap => move -------------- Sense 1 undulate, flap, wave => move -------------- Sense 2 flap => beat pound, thump -------------- Sense 5 dither, flap, pother => fuss, niggle, fret -------------- Sense 6 flap => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out enunciate, say -------------- Grep of noun flap earflap flap flapcake flapjack flapper flapping flaps landing flap pocket flap tent flap Overview of noun flap The noun flap has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) flap -- (any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope") 2. dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap -- (an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft") 3. flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering -- (the motion made by flapping up and down) 4. flap -- (a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body) 5. flap, flaps -- (a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag) Overview of verb flap The verb flap has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) undulate, flap, wave -- (move in a wavy pattern, as of curtains) 2. (2) flap -- (move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind") 3. (1) beat flap -- (move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky") 4. beat flap -- (move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping") 5. dither, flap, pother -- (make a fuss; be agitated) 6. flap -- (pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds) Overview of noun flap The noun flap has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) flap -- (any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope") 2. dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap -- (an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft") 3. flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering -- (the motion made by flapping up and down) 4. flap -- (a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body) 5. flap, flaps -- (a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag) Overview of verb flap The verb flap has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (4) undulate, flap, wave -- (move in a wavy pattern, as of curtains) 2. (2) flap -- (move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind") 3. (1) beat flap -- (move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky") 4. beat flap -- (move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping") 5. dither, flap, pother -- (make a fuss; be agitated) 6. flap -- (pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds)
flap definition
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