rap

A2
Pronunciation
/ɹæp/
Noun
11 definition(s)
1 Definition

A sharp blow with something hard.

Example Sentences
  • The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler.
2 Definition

Blame for something.

Example Sentences
  • You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.
3 Definition

A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.

4 Definition

A casual talk.

5 Definition

Rap music.

6 Definition

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

7 Definition

An appraisal.

Example Sentences
  • a good/great/bad rap
8 Definition

A positive appraisal; a recommendation.

Example Sentences
  • He gave the novel quite a rap.
9 Definition

A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

10 Definition

Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.

11 Definition

A whit; a jot.

Example Sentences
  • I don't care a rap.
Verb
7 definition(s)
1 Definition

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

2 Definition

To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.

3 Definition

To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.

4 Definition

To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.

Example Sentences
  • He rapped a song to his girlfriend.
5 Definition

To talk casually; to engage in conversation.

6 Definition

To seize and carry off.

7 Definition

To transport out of oneself; to affect with rapture.