1a thin, flat piece of cloth, paper, metal, etc. that is hinged or attached on one side only and covers an opening or hangs down from something:the flap of the envelopehe pushed through the tent flap
a hinged or sliding section of an aircraft wing used to control lift:flaps are normally moved by the hydraulics
2an act of flapping something, typically a wing or arm, up and down or from side to side:the surviving bird made a few final despairing flaps
3 [in singular] informal a state of agitation; a panic:your Gran was in a flap, worrying she’d put her foot in it
4a large broad mushroom.
5 Phonetics a type of consonant produced by allowing the tip of the tongue to strike the palate very briefly.
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Universal
1 [with object] (of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly:a pheasant flapped its wings [no object]:gulls flapped around uttering their strange cries
[no object] (of something loosely fastened) flutter or wave around:lines of washing flapped in the wind
move (something) up and down or to and fro:he flapped the envelope in front of my face
[with object and adverbial of direction] strike at (something) loosely, especially to drive it away:she flapped my hands away as she sat up
2 [no object]British informal be agitated or panicky:it’s all right, Mother, don’t flap
someone's ears are flapping
British informal someone is trying to a listen to a conversation between other people.
