Flap vs. Flip
Flapnoun
(obsolete) A blow or slap (especially to the face).
Flapnoun
(obsolete) A young prostitute.
Flapnoun
Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved.
Flapnoun
A hinged leaf.
Flapnoun
A side fin of a ray - also termed a wing.
Flapnoun
An upset, stir, scandal or controversy
Flapnoun
The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it.
Flapnoun
A disease in the lips of horses.
Flapnoun
(aviation) A hinged surface on the trailing edge of the wings of an aeroplane.
Flapnoun
(phonetics) A consonant sound made by a single muscle contraction, such as the sound ɾ in the standard American English pronunciation of body.
Flapnoun
(surgery) A piece of tissue incompletely detached from the body, as an intermediate stage of plastic surgery.
Flapnoun
The female genitals.
Flapverb
(transitive) To move (something broad and loose) up and down.
Flapverb
(intransitive) To move loosely back and forth.
Flapverb
Of a resource or network destination: to be advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.
Flapnoun
Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment.
Flapnoun
A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter.
Flapnoun
The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing.
Flapnoun
A disease in the lips of horses.
Flapnoun
a movable part of an airplane wing, used to increase lift or drag, especially when taking off or landing. used often in the plural.
Flapverb
To beat with a flap; to strike.
Flapverb
To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat.
Flapverb
To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air.
Flapverb
To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing.
Flapnoun
any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely;
Flapnoun
an excited state of agitation;
Flapnoun
the motion made by flapping up and down
Flapnoun
a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
Flapnoun
a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
Flapverb
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion;
Flapverb
move noisily;
Flapverb
move with a thrashing motion;
Flapverb
move with a flapping motion;
Flapverb
make a fuss; be agitated
Flapverb
pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
Flapverb
(of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly
Flapverb
(of something loosely fastened) flutter or wave around
Flapverb
move (something) up and down or to and fro
Flapverb
strike at (something) loosely, especially to drive it away
Flapverb
be agitated or panicky
Flapnoun
a thin, flat piece of cloth, paper, metal, etc. that is hinged or attached on one side only and covers an opening or hangs down from something
Flapnoun
a hinged or sliding section of an aircraft wing used to control lift
Flapnoun
an act of flapping something, typically a wing or arm, up and down or from side to side
Flapnoun
a state of agitation; a panic
Flapnoun
a large broad mushroom.
Flapnoun
a type of consonant produced by allowing the tip of the tongue to strike the palate very briefly.
Flipnoun
A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.
Flipnoun
A complete change of direction, decision, movement etc.
Flipnoun
A slingshot.
Flipnoun
A hairstyle popular among boys in the 1960's, 1970's, 2000's and 2010's, in which the hair goes halfway down the ears, at which point it sticks out
Flipnoun
A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron (a flip dog).
Flipverb
(transitive) To throw (as in to turn over).
Flipverb
(transitive) To put into a quick revolving motion through a snap of the thumb and index finger.
Flipverb
To win a state (or county) won by another party in the preceding elections
Flipverb
To go berserk or crazy.
Flipverb
To buy an asset (usually a house), improve it and sell it quickly for profit.
Flipverb
To invert a bit (binary digit), changing it from 0 to 1 or from 1 to 0.
Flipinterjection
used to express annoyance, especially when the speaker has made an error.
Flipadjective
Having the quality of playfulness, or lacking seriousness of purpose.
Flipadjective
Sarcastic.
Flipadjective
(informal) Disrespectful.
Flipnoun
A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron.
Flipverb
To toss (an object) into the air so as make it turn over one or more times; to fillip; as, to flip up a cent.
Flipverb
To turn (a flat object) over with a quick motion; as, to flip a card over; to flip a pancake.
Flipverb
To cause (a person) to turn against former colleagues, such as to become a witness for the state, in a criminal prosecution in which the person is a defendant.
Flipverb
To resell (an asset) rapidly to make a quick profit.
Flipverb
To become insane or irrational; - often used with out; as, seeing her mother killed made the girl flip out.
Flipnoun
an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
Flipnoun
hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
Flipnoun
the act of flipping a coin
Flipnoun
a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
Flipnoun
(sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team;
Flipverb
lightly throw to see which side comes up;
Flipverb
cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation;
Flipverb
look through a book or other written material;
Flipverb
toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
Flipverb
cause to move with a flick;
Flipverb
throw or toss with a light motion;
Flipverb
move with a flick or light motion
Flipverb
turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse;
Flipverb
go mad, go crazy;
Flipverb
reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)
Flipadjective
marked by casual disrespect;
