Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "flap" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

French flap Gundersen flap Gurney flap Krueger flap Zap flap aflap alloflap beef flaps beflapped bookflap butter flap cap-flap cat flap cellar flap cowl flap dog flap doorflap earflap eyeflap fanny flaps fireman's flap flap copy flap doodle flap gate flap off flap one's gums flap one's lips flap seat flap steak flap-doodle flap-eared flaperon flapjack flapless flaplike flapling flapper flapping hinge flappingly flappish flappity flappy flaps and seals flaptrack flip-flap flyflap in a flap lip flap majestic flap flap majestic flap-flap majestic sea flap flap majestic sea flap-flap meat flaps miniflap mud flap mudflap mutton flaps nan flap pet flap piss flap piss-flap plap swirl flap tail flap unflappable

Etymologically Related To

flab flabby

Context

aviation phonetics slang surgery vulgar

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

aerofoil agitation airfoil animal tissue articulate beat control surface covering displace enounce enunciate fret fuss move niggle pound pronounce say sound out surface thump undulation wave

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Fairey-Youngman flap Fowler flap Gouge flap Junkers flap blown flap plain flap slotted flap split flap

Type Of (IsA)

airfoil animal tissue covering wave

Manner Of

beat pronounce

Part Of

airplane wing

Related Terms

fold lappet

Related Terms

aeroplane american english blow body broad consonant contraction controversy disease female flexible fold genitals hinged horses lappet leaf lips loose motion prostitute scandal slap sound stir upset

Similar Terms

beat

Synonym Network

beat dither roll

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.