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flap

Definition

  • noun: a flat piece of material that is attached to something on one side and that can be easily moved
  • noun: a stroke with something broad
  • verb: to move (something) up and down or back and forth
  • verb: to beat with or as if with a flap
  • synonyms: slap, strike, lap

Examples

  • He was widely criticized during the recent 'flap' [='uproar'] about his controversial new book.

  • He got 'in a flap' [=he became upset] over the delays in the schedule.

  • the soft 'flap' [='flapping'] of the flag in the breeze

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Cutting and making safe. Look. Okay, now we got these guys on eagles. Okay, how are we gonna shoot that? We'll take out the steepness... ...and just do the flap, flap, glide, and then bank. Yeah. The Special Effects built a great motion-based body of an eagle. It was all computer-operated. MAN : (..)
    2012 The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey