Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mud flap

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.40 in modern English

Syllables: mud flap
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A flap that hangs down behind a vehicle's wheel so that mud and other things kicked up by the wheel will hit the flap instead of a vehicle behind.

Inflected Forms

mud flaps (plural) mudflap (alternative)

Questions

What does mud flap mean?: A flap that hangs down behind a vehicle's wheel so that mud and other things kicked up by the wheel will hit the flap instead of a vehicle behind.

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