rap
Meaning of rap
- strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention.
he stood up and rapped the table
she rapped on the window
- talk or chat in an easy and familiar manner.
we could be here all night rapping about spiritualism
- perform rap music.
he raps under the name of Mr T
- a quick, sharp knock or blow.
there was a confident rap at the door
- a type of popular music of US black origin in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over an instrumental backing.
the label specializes in rap and modern soul
rap artists
- a lengthy or impromptu conversation.
dropping in after work for a rap over a beer
- a criminal charge, especially of a specified kind.
he's just been acquitted on a murder rap
- a person's reputation, typically a bad one.
why should drag queens get a bad rap?
Middle English (originally in the senses ‘severe blow with a weapon’ and ‘deliver a heavy blow’): probably imitative and of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish rappa ‘beat, drub’, also with clap1 and flap.
noun- the smallest amount (used for emphasis).
he doesn't care a rap whether it's true or not
early 19th century: from Irish ropaire ‘robber’; used as the name of a counterfeit coin in 18th-century Ireland.
Information about rap
- The plural form of rap is: raps.
- Languages in which rap is used:
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rap
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- rap is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
rap synonyms
Meaning blame:
Meaning strike:
Meaning pat:
Meaning knock:
Meaning knap:
Meaning tap:
Meaning bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully:
Meaning strike or put down (something) forcefully and noisily:
Meaning hit or strike heavily, especially with the fist or a blunt implement:
Meaning strike forcefully with a sharp blow:
Meaning strike hard and violently:
Meaning strike or hit very hard:
Meaning strike with a firm blow:
Meaning a strong wind:
Meaning a sharp audible blow:
Meaning strike a surface noisily to attract attention, especially when waiting to be let in through a door:
Meaning (of music) having a loud, energetic beat that is good for dancing to:
Meaning the action or sound of hammering something:
Meaning the action of striking repeatedly with hard blows:
Meaning repeated and heavy striking or hitting of someone or something:
Meaning a very small part or amount:
Meaning the ninth letter of the Greek alphabet ( Ι, ι ), transliterated as ‘i’:
Meaning a very small amount:
Meaning a low, wavering musical sound which is the typical call of many kinds of owl:
Meaning a small piece or amount of something, especially one that is left over after the greater part has been used:
Meaning a small piece, part, or quantity of something:
Meaning a soft pear-shaped fruit with sweet dark flesh and many small seeds, eaten fresh or dried:
Meaning (in Christian belief) be condemned by God to suffer eternal punishment in hell:
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Words that rhyme with rap
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