flap vs tongue

flap and tongue both are nouns.

flap and tongue both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
flap	Yes	No	Yes	No
tongue	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, tongue is a hyponym of flap; that is, tongue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than flap:

flap: any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
tongue: the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot

Other hyponyms of flap include barndoor, coattail, codpiece, earflap, earlap, dag, jag, lap, overlap, pocket flap, fly, fly sheet, rainfly, tent-fly, tent flap.

flap (noun)	tongue (noun)
any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely	the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag	metal striker that hangs inside a bell and makes a sound by hitting the side
a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body	a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
the motion made by flapping up and down	a human written or spoken language used by a community; opposed to e.g. a computer language
an excited state of agitation	a manner of speaking
	the tongue of certain animals used as meat
	a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea
	any long thin projection that is transient

flap (verb)	tongue (verb)
pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds	lick or explore with the tongue
make a fuss; be agitated	articulate by tonguing, as when playing wind instruments
to flutter noisily when moved by the wind
move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
move with a flapping motion
move with a thrashing motion

Difference between flap and tongue

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