Raoulia lutescens
Raoulia lutescens

rap


Definition: Meaning of, rap in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / rap /

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rap raps
  1. music [uncountable and countable] also rap music a type of popular music in which the words of a song are not sung, but spoken in time to music with a steady beat
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  2. knock [countable] a series of quick sharp hits or knocks [↪  tap]
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  3. crime [countable] American English informal a statement by the police saying that someone is responsible for a serious crime [=  charge]
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  4. take the rap (for something) to be blamed or punished for a mistake or crime, especially unfairly
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  5. beat the rap American English informal to avoid being punished for a crime
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  6. a rap on/over the knuckles informal a punishment or criticism that is not very severe
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  7. a rap on/over the knuckles if someone gives a child a rap on the knuckles, they hit them on the back of their hand as a punishment
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  8. a bum/bad rap especially American English informal unfair treatment or punishment
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
rap rapped rapped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
rapping raps
  1. hit [intransitive and transitive] to hit or knock something quickly several times [↪  tap]
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  2. music [intransitive] to say the words of a rap song
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  3. criticize [transitive] to criticize someone angrily - used especially in news reports [=  slam]
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  4. say also rap out [transitive] to say something loudly, suddenly, and in a way that sounds angry
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  5. rap somebody on/over the knuckles also rap somebody's knuckles to punish or criticize someone for something, but not very severely
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  6. rap somebody on/over the knuckles also rap somebody's knuckles to punish a child by hitting them on the back of their hand
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rap used in phrases

  • gangsta rap (noun)
    1. a type of RAP music with words about drugs, violence, and life in poor areas of cities
  • rap group (noun)
    1. a gathering of people holding a rap session
  • rap music (noun)
    1. 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
  • rap session (noun)
    1. conversation in a situation where feelings can be expressed and criticized or supported
  • rap sheet (noun)
    1. a list kept by the police of someone's criminal activities
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rap used in phrasal verbs

  • rap out (phrasal verb)
    1. rap out something to say something loudly and quickly
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