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flap
noun
-
flap
,
flapping
,
flaps
,
flapped
a
thin
,
flat
piece
of
cloth
,
paper
,
or
other
material
that
is
fixed
to
something
along
one
side
but
hangs
down
freely
from
that
side
.
•
Open
the
flap
on
the
box
to
see
the
gift
inside
.
Open
the
flap
on
the
box
to
see
the
gift
inside
.
•
The
backpack's
side
flap
held
his
water
bottle
.
The
backpack's
side
flap
held
his
water
bottle
.
Middle
English
flappe
,
probably
imitative
of
the
sound
made
by
something
flapping
.
verb
-
flap
,
flapping
,
flaps
,
flapped
to
move
up
and
down
or
from
side
to
side
quickly
and
often
noisily
,
or
to
make
something
do
this
.
•
The
flag
was
flapping
in
the
strong
wind
.
The
flag
was
flapping
in
the
strong
wind
.
•
She
flapped
her
hands
to
shoo
the
fly
away
.
She
flapped
her
hands
to
shoo
the
fly
away
.
Middle
English
flappe
,
probably
imitative
of
the
sound
made
by
something
flapping
.
noun
a
state
of
nervous
excitement
or
panic
.
•
Don't
get
in
a
flap
over
nothing
!
Don't
get
in
a
flap
over
nothing
!
•
The
boss
is
in
a
real
flap
about
the
deadline
.
The
boss
is
in
a
real
flap
about
the
deadline
.
Middle
English
flappe
,
probably
imitative
of
the
sound
made
by
something
flapping
.
noun
-
flap
,
flapping
,
flaps
,
flapped
a
movable
surface
on
an
aircraft
wing
used
to
increase
lift
or
drag
.
•
The
pilot
extended
the
flaps
for
landing
.
The
pilot
extended
the
flaps
for
landing
.
•
Wing
flaps
help
the
plane
slow
down
.
Wing
flaps
help
the
plane
slow
down
.
Middle
English
flappe
,
probably
imitative
of
the
sound
made
by
something
flapping
.
flapper
noun
a
young
bird
that
has
just
grown
its
adult
feathers
and
is
learning
to
fly
.
•
The
nest
contained
a
fluffy
flapper
trying
its
wings
.
The
nest
contained
a
fluffy
flapper
trying
its
wings
.
•
Watch
the
flapper
as
it
practices
flying
for
the
first
time
.
Watch
the
flapper
as
it
practices
flying
for
the
first
time
.
noun
a
flat
piece
attached
by
one
edge
to
a
door
,
window
,
vehicle
,
or
machine
so
that
it
can
move
and
make
a
flapping
movement
.
•
The
old
car
door
had
a
loose
flapper
that
banged
in
the
wind
.
The
old
car
door
had
a
loose
flapper
that
banged
in
the
wind
.
•
Check
the
flapper
in
the
toilet
tank
if
it's
leaking
.
Check
the
flapper
in
the
toilet
tank
if
it's
leaking
.
noun
a
young
woman
in
the
1920s
,
especially
in
the
US
and
UK
,
who
rejected
traditional
ideas
of
proper
behaviour
for
women
and
was
fashionable
in
a
bold
way
with
short
hair
and
short
skirts
.
•
My
great-grandmother
was
a
flapper
who
loved
dancing
the
Charleston
all
night
.
My
great-grandmother
was
a
flapper
who
loved
dancing
the
Charleston
all
night
.
•
The
flappers
shocked
older
people
with
their
short
dresses
and
cigarette
smoking
.
The
flappers
shocked
older
people
with
their
short
dresses
and
cigarette
smoking
.
Originally
referring
to
a
young
bird
just
learning
to
fly
(
from
the
16th
century
),
later
applied
to
fashionable
young
women
around
1920
,
perhaps
because
of
their
lively
,
flapping
dance
moves
or
loose
clothing
.