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kagabkab [ka.gab.kab.] : flap (v.) [tingog]

Derivatives of kagabkab


Glosses:
flap
n. (artifact)1. flapany broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely.; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
~ barndooran opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture; used in photography to cut off light from particular areas.
~ coattailthe 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.
~ coveringan artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it).
~ earflap, earlapone of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm.
~ dag, jaga flap along the edge of a garment; used in medieval clothing.
~ overlap, lapa flap that lies over another part.; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"
~ pocket flapa flap that covers the access to a pocket.
~ fly sheet, rainfly, tent-fly, tent flap, flyflap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent.
~ tonguethe flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot.
n. (state)2. dither, flap, fuss, pother, tizzyan excited state of agitation.; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
~ agitationa mental state of extreme emotional disturbance.
n. (event)3. flap, flapping, flutter, flutteringthe motion made by flapping up and down.
~ undulation, wave(physics) a movement up and down or back and forth.
n. (body)4. flapa movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body.
~ animal tissuethe tissue in the bodies of animals.
~ uvulaa small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate.
~ soft palate, veluma muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking.
~ protective folda flap of tissue that protects what it covers.
~ leaflet, cuspa thin triangular flap of a heart valve.
n. (artifact)5. flap, flapsa movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag.
~ aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surfacea device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight.
~ landing flapa flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing.
~ wingone of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane.
v. (motion)6. flap, roll, undulate, wavemove in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion.; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
~ movemove so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
~ luffflap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides.; "the sails luffed"
v. (motion)7. flapmove noisily.; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
~ thump, beat, poundmove rhythmically.; "Her heart was beating fast"
v. (motion)8. beat, flapmove with a thrashing motion.; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
~ move, displacecause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense.; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
~ flutterflap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements.; "The seagulls fluttered overhead"
~ flap, beatmove with a flapping motion.; "The bird's wings were flapping"
~ bateflap the wings wildly or frantically; used of falcons.
~ clapcause to strike the air in flight.; "The big bird clapped its wings"
v. (motion)9. beat, flapmove with a flapping motion.; "The bird's wings were flapping"
~ movemove so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion.; "He moved his hand slightly to the right"
~ flap, beatmove with a thrashing motion.; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
~ flail, threshmove like a flail; thresh about.; "Her arms were flailing"
~ clapstrike the air in flight.; "the wings of the birds clapped loudly"
v. (emotion)10. dither, flap, pothermake a fuss; be agitated.
~ fret, fuss, niggleworry unnecessarily or excessively.; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
v. (communication)11. flappronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds.
~ enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, sayspeak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way.; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"