Definition of Rap

1. Noun. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed. "It was a bum rap"

Exact synonyms: Blame
Generic synonyms: Reproach
Derivative terms: Blame, Blameworthy

2. Verb. Strike sharply. "Rap him on the knuckles"
Exact synonyms: Knap
Generic synonyms: Strike
Specialized synonyms: Knock

3. Noun. A gentle blow.
Exact synonyms: Strike, Tap
Generic synonyms: Blow, Bump
Derivative terms: Strike, Strike, Tap, Tap

4. Verb. Make light, repeated taps on a surface. "He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
Exact synonyms: Knock, Pink, Tap
Generic synonyms: Go, Sound
Derivative terms: Knock, Tap, Tap, Tap, Tapping

5. Noun. The sound made by a gentle blow.
Exact synonyms: Pat, Tap
Generic synonyms: Sound
Specialized synonyms: Pitter-patter
Derivative terms: Pat, Tap, Tap, Tap

6. Verb. Perform rap music.
Category relationships: Music
Generic synonyms: Perform

7. Noun. Voluble conversation.
Language type: Colloquialism
Generic synonyms: Conversation

8. Verb. Talk volubly. "Sam and Sue rap"
Generic synonyms: Speak, Talk

9. Noun. 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.

10. Noun. The act of hitting vigorously. ; "He gave the table a whack"
Exact synonyms: Belt, Knock, Whack, Whang
Generic synonyms: Blow
Derivative terms: Knock, Whack, Whang, Whang

Definition of Rap

1. n. A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

2. v. i. To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door.

3. v. t. To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.

4. n. A quick, smart blow; a knock.

5. v. t. To snatch away; to seize and hurry off.

6. n. A popular name for any of the tokens that passed current for a half-penny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.

Definition of Rap

1. Acronym. '''R'''ecognized '''A'''ir '''P'''icture ¹

2. Noun. A sharp blow with something hard. ¹

3. Noun. Blame (for something). ¹

4. Noun. (informal) A casual talk ¹

5. Noun. Rap music. ¹

6. Noun. A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music. ¹

7. Noun. (informal dated) Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; thus, any coin of trifling value. ¹

8. Verb. To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock. ¹

9. Verb. (ambitransitive) To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music. ¹

10. Verb. (informal intransitive) To talk casually. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rap

1. to strike sharply [v RAPPED, RAPPING, RAPS]

Medical Definition of Rap

1. Oncogene related to ras. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rap

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ranvier's nodes
ranz des vaches
ranzel
ranzels
raoellid
raoellids
raoulias
rap (current term)
rap group
rap music
rap session
rap sheet
rapability
rapable
rapaces
rapacious
rapaciously
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rapacuronium

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