flap

/flæp/ noun

Definition

CLOTH [C] › a piece of cloth or material fixed along one edge to cover or close an opening

EXCITEMENT [C, U] US › when someone is worried or excited, or a situation that causes them to feel this way: The President's remarks caused a huge flap.

(Definition of flap noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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