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Senses of Flap:

1. Noun:
• A thin, flat piece of material that is attached at one side and can be easily moved to produce a current of air.
• A movement or noise made by or resembling the movement of a piece of flap.

Example Sentences:

• The bird's wings created a gentle flap as it flew away.
• The tent flap flapped loudly in the wind.
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2. Verb:
• To move something quickly and easily back and forth or up and down.
• To wave or flap (wings, arms, etc.) quickly and irregularly.

Example Sentences:

• She flapped the newspaper, trying to keep the fly away.
• The butterfly flapped its wings gracefully.
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3. Adjective:
• (of an object) Hanging or swinging loosely.

Example Sentence:

• The flag was flap, tangled in the branches of the tree.
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