Flap

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Flap may refer to:

The arts

Flap, a minor character in the film Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Flap, a boss character in the arcade game Gaiapolis
Flap!, a musical group from Melbourne, Australia
Flap, an alternative title for the film The Last Warrior directed by Carol Reed

5-lipoxygenase activating protein (FLAP)
brouhaha, a general state of social agitation
Flap (aeronautics), a hinged surface on the trailing edge of an airplane wing
flapping, the up-and-down motion of the helicopter blade tip to provide near equal lift on right and left sides of the rotor disc
flapping, one of the basic mechanics of flight in birds
flap (surgery), a surgical technique involving movement of vascularized tissue
- free flap, a specific kind of surgical flap
flap consonant, a sound produced by brief contact between the tongue and the roof of the mouth
- intervocalic alveolar flapping, a process by which a /t/ or a /d/ before an unstressed vowel is flapped
flap, any hinged plate often used as a cover or a simple one-way valve
- bum flap (or butt flap), a separately removable part of underwear (un)covering the buttocks
- cat flap or pet door, a hinged flap that allows a cat or other small pet to enter or leave a room or building
- sluice or flap gate, a pressure driven water flow control device between a channel and other water body
roof flap, an aerodynamic feature of race cars
route flapping, when a router alternately advertises a destination network first via one route then another