The Clue
Paper airplane part (4 letter answer)
The Answer
FLAP
Tags
Notes
The answer FLAP is common and appears about once every 225 puzzles.
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Definition
FLAP as a noun:
1. any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
2. (dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap) = an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
3. (flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering) = the motion made by flapping up and down
4. a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
5. (flap, flaps) = a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
FLAP as a verb:
1. (roll, undulate, flap, wave) = move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
2. move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
3. (beat, flap) = move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
4. (beat, flap) = move with a flapping motion; "The bird's wings were flapping"
5. (dither, flap, pother) = make a fuss; be agitated
6. pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds