Definition of RAP

rap

Plural: raps

Noun

  • a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
    • "it was a bum rap"
  • a gentle blow
  • the sound made by a gentle blow
  • voluble conversation
  • 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
  • the act of hitting vigorously
  • A sharp blow with something hard.
  • The blame for something.
  • A casual talk.
  • Rap music.
  • A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
  • An appraisal.
  • A positive appraisal; a recommendation.
  • A lea or skein of yarn that forms the standard length taken from the reel, 80 yards of worsted or 120 yards of silk or cotton.
  • Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.
  • A whit; a jot.
  • Acronym of record of arrest and prosecution.
  • A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.

Verb

Verb Forms: rapped, rapping, raps

  • To strike sharply or quickly; to knock.
  • strike sharply
    • "rap him on the knuckles"
  • make light, repeated taps on a surface
  • perform rap music
  • talk volubly
  • To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.
  • To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.
  • To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
  • To utter quickly and sharply.
  • To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.
  • To talk casually; to engage in conversation.
  • To seize and carry off.
  • To transport out of oneself; to affect with rapture.
  • to rappel

Examples

  • a good/great/bad rap
  • He gave the novel quite a rap.
  • He rapped a song to his girlfriend.
  • He started to rap after listening to Tupac.
  • He’d rap his knuckles on the table if his opponent took too long.
  • I don't care a rap.
  • That's not worth a rap.
  • The sergeant rapped out a word of command to the troops.
  • They like listening to rap.
  • You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English rap, rappe, of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian rapp (“a blow, strike, lash”), Swedish rapp (“a blow, lash, crack”), Danish rap (“a tap, smart, blow”). Compare Old English hreppan (“to touch, treat”). More at rape.

Synonyms

belt, blame, hip-hop, knap, knock, pat, pink, rap music, strike, tap, whack, whang, RAP, fall, noogie

Scrabble Score: 5

rap: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
rap: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rap: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 6

rap: valid Words With Friends Word