flap
noun
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
he wrote on the flap of the envelope
Types & categories
Sense 2 verb
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
The curtains undulated
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- wave derivation
- wave derivation
- rolling wave derivation
- undulation derivation
- flapping derivation
Sense 3 noun
an excited state of agitation
he was in a dither
Types & categories
- agitation hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
move noisily
flags flapped in the strong wind
Types & categories
- thump hypernym
Related & opposite
- flapping derivation
Sense 5 noun
the motion made by flapping up and down
Types & categories
- wave hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
move with a thrashing motion
The bird flapped its wings
Types & categories
Related & opposite
Sense 7 noun
a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
Types & categories
- animal tissue hypernym
- uvula hyponym
- soft palate hyponym
- protective fold hyponym
- leaflet hyponym
Sense 8 verb
move with a flapping motion
The bird's wings were flapping
Types & categories
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Sense 9 noun
a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
Types & categories
- airfoil hypernym
- landing flap hyponym
Parts & wholes
- wing part holonym
Sense 10 verb
make a fuss; be agitated
Types & categories
- fuss hypernym
Related & opposite
- fuss derivation
Sense 11 verb
pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
Types & categories
- sound out hypernym
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | covering |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | barndoor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | coattail |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | codpiece |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | earflap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | dag |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | overlap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | pocket flap |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tent-fly |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tongue |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wave |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | wave |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rolling wave |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | undulation |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | flapping |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | luff |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fuss |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | dither |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | pother |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | agitation |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | flapping |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | thump |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flicker |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flap |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flap |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flap |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | flap |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | wave |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | beat |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | flapping |
| 6 | verb group | Related & opposite | flap |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | flutter |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | bate |
| 6 | hyponym | Types & categories | clap |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | animal tissue |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | uvula |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | soft palate |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | protective fold |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | leaflet |
| 8 | derivation | Related & opposite | flapping |
| 8 | verb group | Related & opposite | flap |
| 8 | hypernym | Types & categories | move |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | flail |
| 8 | hyponym | Types & categories | clap |
| 9 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | wing |
| 9 | hypernym | Types & categories | airfoil |
| 9 | hyponym | Types & categories | landing flap |
| 10 | derivation | Related & opposite | fuss |
| 10 | hypernym | Types & categories | fuss |
| 11 | hypernym | Types & categories | sound out |