释义 |
flap /flap/ noun- The movement of a broad object hanging loose, or the action or sound of it striking a surface
- Anything broad and flexible hanging loose, such as material covering an opening
- Skin or flesh detached from the underlying part for covering and growing over the end of an amputated limb
- A fluster, a panic (informal)
- Any surface attached to the wing of an aircraft which can be adjusted in flight to alter the lift as a whole
- An ‘r’ sound produced by a single light tap of the tongue against the alveolar ridge or uvula (phonetics)
transitive verb (flappˈing; flapped)- To beat or move with a flap
- To fluster
intransitive verb- To move, as of wings
- To hang like a flap
- To get into a panic or fluster (informal)
ORIGIN: Prob imit flappˈable adjective (informal) Not unflappable, easily perturbed, agitated, irritated, flustered, etc flappˈer noun - A person or thing that flaps
- A flipper (biology)
- A young wild duck or partridge
- A girl nearing womanhood (obs sl)
- In the 1920s, a flighty young woman, esp one ostentatiously unconventional in dress or behaviour (slang)
flappˈerhood noun flappˈerish adjective flappˈing adjective - Moving with or like a flap
- (of or relating to races, animals, etc) not subject to Jockey Club or National Hunt Committee regulations (horse-racing) or not registered under the National Greyhound Racing Club (greyhound racing)
noun- The action of the verb
- Racing at flapping meetings (horse-racing or greyhound racing)
flappˈy adjective (informal) - In a state of nervousness or panic
- In a fluster
flapˈdoodle noun (informal) - An imaginary food said to be eaten by fools
- Gross flattery, etc
- Nonsense
flapˈ-dragon noun A game in which small edible items such as raisins are snatched from burning brandy, and swallowed flapˈ-eared adjective (Shakespeare). flapˈjack noun - A kind of broad, flat pancake (Shakespeare and US)
- A biscuit or cake made with rolled oats and syrup
- A flat face powder compact
- An apple-puff (dialect)
flapˈ-mouthed adjective flapˈtrack or flapping track noun A racetrack for flapping |