Rap Definition
răp
rapped, rapping, raps, rapt
verb
rapped, rapping, raps
To knock quickly and sharply.
Webster's New World
To strike quickly and sharply; tap.
Webster's New World
To criticize sharply.
Webster's New World
To criticize or blame.
American Heritage
To seize.
Webster's New World
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noun
raps
A quick, sharp knock; tap.
Webster's New World
A knocking or tapping sound.
American Heritage
Blame or punishment, as a prison sentence.
Webster's New World
A talking; chat.
Webster's New World
A reprimand.
American Heritage
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abbreviation
Recognized Air Picture.
Wiktionary
idiom
beat the rap
- To escape punishment or be acquitted of a charge.
American Heritage
take the rap
- To accept punishment or take the blame for an offense or error.
American Heritage
rap on the knuckles
- a mild reprimand or light sentence
Webster's New World
rap out
- to say or utter sharply
to rap out an order
Webster's New World
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Rap
- beat the rap
- take the rap
- rap on the knuckles
- rap out
Origin of Rap
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From obsolete rap 18th-century Irish counterfeit halfpenny from Irish Gaelic alteration (possibly influenced by rap piece, bit) of ropaire cutthroat rapparee
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English rappen possibly of imitative origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Possibly from rap
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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