flap
Noun
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is a type of: covering - an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)subtypes:
- barndoor - an opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas
- coattail - the loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist
- codpiece - (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches
- earflap, earlap - one of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm
- dag, jag - a flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing
- lap, overlap - a flap that lies over another part
- pocket flap - a flap that covers the access to a pocket
- fly, fly sheet, rainfly, tent flap, tent-fly - flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
- tongue - the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
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is a type of: agitation - a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
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is a type of: undulation, wave - (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
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is a type of: animal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animalssubtypes:
- uvula - a small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate
- soft palate, velum - a muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking
- protective fold - a flap of tissue that protects what it covers
- cusp, leaflet - a thin triangular flap of a heart valve
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is a type of: aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface - a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flightsubtypes: landing flap - a flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landingis a part of: wing - one of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplanesame as: flaps
Verb
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is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motionsubtypes: luff - flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides
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is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sensesubtypes:same as: beat
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is a type of: move - move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motionsame as: beat
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