Rap Definition
- To escape punishment or be acquitted of a charge.
- To accept punishment or take the blame for an offense or error.
- a mild reprimand or light sentence
- to say or utter sharply
to rap out an order
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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