Flap
nnoun.artifactany broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freelyExamples:- he wrote on the flap of the envelope
Hypernyms:covering
Inherited Hypernyms:flapcoveringartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:barndoorcoattailcodpiecedagearflapearlapflyfly sheetjaglapoverlappocket flaprainflytent-flytent flaptongue
Full Hyponyms:barndoorcoattailcodpiececuffearflapjaglaplapellappetpocket flapreverstent-flytonguetrouser cuff
nnoun.statean excited state of agitationSynset:dither fuss pother tizzy
Examples:- he was in a dither
- there was a terrible flap about the theft
Derivationally Related Form:flappotherfussdither
Hypernyms:agitation
Inherited Hypernyms:ditheragitationpsychological stateconditionstateattributeabstractionentity
nnoun.eventthe motion made by flapping up and downSynset:flapping flutter fluttering
Derivationally Related Form:flutterflap
Hypernyms:undulation wave
Inherited Hypernyms:flapwavemovementhappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
nnoun.bodya movable piece of tissue partly connected to the bodyHypernyms:animal tissue
Inherited Hypernyms:flapanimal tissuetissuebody partpartthingphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:cuspleafletprotective foldsoft palateuvulavelum
Full Hyponyms:cuspeyelidhawnictitating membraneprotective foldsoft palateuvula
nnoun.artifacta movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or dragSynset:flaps
Part Holonyms:wing
Hypernyms:aerofoil airfoil control surface surface
Inherited Hypernyms:flapairfoildeviceinstrumentalityartifactwholeobjectphysical entityentity
Direct Hyponyms:landing flap
Full Hyponyms:landing flap
vverb.motionmove in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motionSynset:roll undulate wave
Examples:- The curtains undulated
- the waves rolled towards the beach
Derivationally Related Form:flapflappingrollerundulationwave
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:rollmove
Direct Hyponyms:luff
Full Troponyms:luff
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s
vverb.motionmove noisilyExamples:- flags flapped in the strong wind
Derivationally Related Form:flapflapping
Hypernyms:beat pound thump
Inherited Hypernyms:flapbeatmove
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.motionmove with a thrashing motionSynset:beat
Examples:- The bird flapped its wings
- The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
Derivationally Related Form:beatflapflapping
Hypernyms:displace move
Inherited Hypernyms:beatmove
Direct Hyponyms:bateclapflutter
Full Troponyms:bateclapflutter
Sentence Frame:Something ---s something
vverb.motionmove with a flapping motionSynset:beat
Examples:- The bird's wings were flapping
Derivationally Related Form:flapflapping
Hypernyms:move
Inherited Hypernyms:beatmove
Direct Hyponyms:clapflailthresh
Full Troponyms:clapflail
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.emotionmake a fuss; be agitatedSynset:dither pother
Derivationally Related Form:flappotherdither
Hypernyms:fret fuss niggle
Inherited Hypernyms:ditherfussworry
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s | Somebody ---s PP
vverb.communicationpronounce with a flap, of alveolar soundsHypernyms:articulate enounce enunciate pronounce say sound out
Inherited Hypernyms:flappronounce
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something