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Meanings of flap in English

Portuguese
rebuliço

An excited state of agitation.

        rebuliço
        Spanish
        revoloteo

        The motion made by flapping up and down.

              revoloteo
              Portuguese
              bater
              Catalan
              agitar

              Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.

                    bater
                    Russian
                    закрылок
                    Portuguese
                    flap
                    Spanish
                    flap
                    Catalan
                    flap

                    Aircraft wing device used to increase lift by extending the trailing edge of the wing.

                          закрылок
                          Usage of flap in English
                          1
                          In time the gull will flap its wings; the airplane never does.
                          The Thunder Bird
                          2
                          There was no difference in flap success or complication rates between groups.
                          Pubmed
                          3
                          However, the size of this traditional flap was limited even after expansion.
                          Pubmed
                          4
                          Porky put the paper in his breast pocket and buttoned the flap.
                          The Boy Scouts on a Submarine
                          5
                          Gloria held aside the canvas flap; he followed her into the cave.
                          The Everlasting Whisper
                          6
                          Romney said the flap showed Obama was not taking his duties seriously.
                          Reuters
                          7
                          The envelope was blank; she tore its flap and read: Valet Service.
                          Star-Dust: A Story of an American Girl
                          8
                          They heard the flap of its wings die away in the distance.
                          The Light Princess and Other Fairy Stories
                          9
                          A conservative surgical treatment including muscle flap transposition was effective in octogenarian.
                          Pubmed
                          10
                          A surgical delay procedure was performed two weeks prior to flap transfer.
                          Pubmed
                          11
                          The same flap detection mechanism is used for hosts as for services.
                          Nagios: system and network monitoring, 2nd edition
                          12
                          These birds flap their wings briefly and then glide for great distances.
                          Feminist dot com
                          13
                          The flap of the tent was pushed aside and the Captain entered.
                          Tom of the Raiders
                          14
                          He drew back the flap and thrust in his head and shoulders.
                          Kazan
                          15
                          He held aside the heavy canvas flap for her to enter first.
                          Knife of dreams
                          16
                          Aldous stood holding the untied flap against the beat of the rain.
                          The Hunted Woman
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                          Translations for flap
                          Flap through the time
                          Flap across language varieties
                          United States of America
                          Common
                          United Kingdom
                          Common
                          Ireland
                          Less common