flap
Definitions
Noun
- Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
- An excited state of agitation
- The motion made by flapping up and down
- A movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
- A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
Verb
- Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
- Move noisily
- Move with a thrashing motion
- Move with a flapping motion
- Make a fuss; be agitated
- Pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
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📰 This Word in the News:
The Abductor Digiti Minimi Myocutaneous Island Flap: A Simple Solution for Small Lateral Foot Defects
Nov 25, 2025 The Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Nov 25, 2025 The Cureus Journal of Medical Science
Regional pedicled flap salvage options for large head and neck defects: The old, the new, and the forgotten
Nov 29, 2022 Wiley Online Library
Nov 29, 2022 Wiley Online Library
Double-Flap Technique for Severe Congenital Ptosis Repair
Jun 12, 2023 American Academy of Ophthalmology
Jun 12, 2023 American Academy of Ophthalmology
[Figure, Full-Thickness Skin Flap Necrosis. Skin...]
May 11, 2026 National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)
May 11, 2026 National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov)

