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any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"

a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body

pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"

move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"

move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"

any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"

a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag

a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body

pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds

move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"

Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment.

A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.

The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing.

A disease in the lips of horses.

To beat with a flap; to strike.

To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.

To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air.

To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing.

Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment.

A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.

The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing.

A disease in the lips of horses.

To beat with a flap; to strike.

To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.

To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air.

To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing.

A disease in the lips of horses.

Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose; the motion and noise of it, as a loose sail in the wind; the tail of a coat.

To beat or move with a flap; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.

To move as wings, with a flap; to fall, as the brim of a hat or other broad thing.

Tongues of tissue (skin and subcutaneous tissue, sometimes including muscle) cut away from the underlying parts but attached at one end. They retain their own blood supply during transfer to the new site. They are used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region. The concept includes pedicled flaps, rotation flaps, tube flaps, etc.

Anything broad and fiat hanging loosely, and fastened on one side; the motion or noise of anything broad and flat; a slap; the tail of a coat.

To stlike with, or as with, a flap; let fall; wave backwards and forwards rapidly and with a loose motion.

To move, as wings, with noise.

Flapped.

Flapping.

A tongue or lip of tissue, cut away from the underlying parts but attached at one end; used in plastic surgery for filling a defect in a neighboring region, or to cover the sawn end of the bone after amputation.

Tissue and skin partly separated from body by cutting under it with a knife.

Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose or is attached by one end or side and easily moved; as, the flap of a garment; the flap of the ear; the flap of a hat; "Embroidered waistcoats with large flaps."-Dickens; "A cartilaginous flap on the opening of the larynx."-Sir T. Brown; the motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke with it:-pl. a disease in the lips of horses, in which they become blistered and swell on both sides.

To beat with or as with a flap; to move, as something broad or flap-like; "The raven flapped his wing."-Tickell; to let fail the flap of, as a hat.

To move as wings, or as something broad or loose; "The slackened sail flaps."-Tennyson; to fall like a flap, as the brim of a hat or other broad thing; to have the flap fall; "He had an old black hat on that flapped."-State Trials.

Anything broad and flexible hanging loose; blow, motion, or noise of such a body.

To move or hang as a flap.

To move or strike with a flap.

To strike, or strike at, as with a wing.

To move to and fro rapidly, as wings; swing or wave; droop.

A broad, limber, and loosely hanging part or attachment.

The act of flapping; a light blow.

Flapper.

Anything broad, hanging loose, and easily moved; the motion and noise of it, as sails against the mast; tail of a coat.

To move, as wings; to move or fall, as something loose; to beat with a flap.

A portion of the soft parts of the body separated from those beneath, but still attached by the base. Hence there may be' flap wounds,' (F.) Plaies a lamleaux, and 'flap operations,' (F.) Operations a lambeaux. When the flap is taken from one part, and applied to another, in plastic operations, the operation is said to be by migration of the flap, (F.) Migration du Lambeau. At times, the flap is made to slide over the part to which it has to adhere: - the operation is then said to be by the sliding of the flap, (F.) Glissement du Lambeau. The flap is also, at times, rolled, inverted, &c, (F.) Roulement ou Inversion du Lambeau.

A mass of tissue partly detached by the knife.

A portion of tissue, as skin, muscle, or fascia, separated from the underlying part, but remaining attached at the base.

n. [Dutch, Danish, Latin] Any thing broad and limber that hangs loose, or attached by one side or end and easily moved;—the motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke with it;—a disease in the lips of horses.

Any thing that hangs broad and loose; the motion of any thing broad and loose; the noise made by that motion; a disease in horses.