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Rap

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Noun

1. blame, rap

a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

Example Sentences:
'he took the blame for it'
'it was a bum rap'

2. rap, strike, tap

a gentle blow

3. pat, rap, tap

the sound made by a gentle blow

4. rap

voluble conversation

5. hip-hop, rap, rap music

genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged

6. belt, knock, rap, whack, whang

the act of hitting vigorously

Example Sentences:
'he gave the table a whack'

Verb

7. knap, rap

strike sharply

Example Sentences:
'rap him on the knuckles'

8. knock, pink, rap, tap

make light, repeated taps on a surface

Example Sentences:
'he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently'

9. rap

perform rap music

10. rap

talk volubly

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Rap

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verbWord forms: raps, rapping or rapped
1. 
to strike (a fist, stick, etc) against (something) with a sharp quick blow; knock
he rapped at the door
2. (intransitive)
to make a sharp loud sound, esp by knocking
3. (transitive)
to rebuke or criticize sharply
4. (transitive; foll by out)
to put (forth) in sharp rapid speech; utter in an abrupt fashion
to rap out orders
5. (intransitive) slang
to talk, esp volubly
6. (intransitive)
to perform a rhythmic monologue with a musical backing
7.  rap over the knuckles
noun
8. 
a sharp quick blow or the sound produced by such a blow
9. 
a sharp rebuke or criticism
10. slang
voluble talk; chatter
stop your rap
11. 
a. 
a fast, rhythmic monologue over a prerecorded instrumental track
b. 
(as modifier)
rap music
12. slang
a legal charge or case
13.  beat the rap
14.  take the rap
noun
(used with a negative)
the least amount (esp in the phrase not to care a rap)
verb, nounWord forms: raps, rapping or rapped
Australian informal a variant spelling of wrap (sense 8), wrap (sense 14)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Rap

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verb transitiveWord forms: rapped or ˈrapping
1. 
to strike quickly and sharply; tap
2.  US, Slang
to criticize sharply
verb intransitive
3. 
to knock quickly and sharply
4.  US
to perform rap or a rap
5.  US, Slang
to talk; chat
6.  US, Slang
to talk seriously and frankly with another or others, often in an informal setting
noun
7. 
a quick, sharp knock; tap
8.  US, Slang
blame or punishment, as a prison sentence
usually in beat (or take) the rap, escape (or receive) the blame or punishment, or bum rap, unfair blame or punishment
9.  US, Slang
a talking; chat
10.  US, Slang
a serious, frank talk
11.  US
a. 
a kind of popular music in which rhymed verses are chanted or declaimed to the accompaniment of forceful and repetitive rhythms, played usually on drums or synthesizers
: also rap music
b. 
a rap song or recording
noun
1. 
in the early 18th cent., a counterfeit halfpenny in circulation in Ireland
2.  Informal
the least bit
now usually in not care (or give) a rap, not care anything at all
verb transitiveWord forms: rapped or rapt, ˈrapping Rare
1. 
to seize
2. 
to transport with rapture
now only in the pp.

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Rap

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v. rapped, rap·ping, raps
v.tr.
1. To hit sharply and swiftly; strike: rapped the table with his fist.
2. To utter sharply: rap out a complaint.
3. To criticize or blame.
v.intr.
To strike a quick light blow: rapped on the door.
n.
1. A quick light blow or knock.
2. A knocking or tapping sound.
3. Slang
a. A reprimand.
b. A sentence to serve time in prison.
4. Slang A negative quality or characteristic associated with a person or an object.
n.
Informal
The least bit: I don't give a rap about office politics. I don't care a rap what you do.
n.
1. Slang A talk, conversation, or discussion.
2.
a. A form of popular music developed especially in African-American urban communities and characterized by spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics with a strong rhythmic accompaniment.
b. A composition or performance of such music.
v. rapped, rap·ping, raps
v.intr.
1. Slang To discuss something freely and at length.
2. To perform rap music.
v.tr.
To perform as rap music: lyrics that were rapped; rapped the chorus of the song.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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