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rap

noun
/ɹæp/

Etymology

From Middle English rap, rappe, of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian rapp (“a blow, strike, lash”), Swedish rapp (“a blow, lash, crack”), Danish rap (“a tap, smart, blow”). Compare Old English hreppan (“to touch, treat”). More at rape.

  1. derived from rap

Definitions

  1. A sharp blow with something hard.

    • The teacher sat at one end of the bench, with a meek little fellow by his side. When the others were disorderly, this young martyr received a rap; intended, probably, as a sample of what the rest might expect, if they didn't amend.

  2. The blame for something.

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

  3. A casual talk.

    • Clearspace is holding a bisexuality rap at the center, 485 Mass Ave. 7:30pm. Topic of discussion will be femininity and masculinity.
  4. ›+ 22 more definitions

    1. Rap music.

      • They like listening to rap.

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

    3. An appraisal.

      • a good/great/bad rap

    4. A positive appraisal

      A positive appraisal; a recommendation.

      • He gave the novel quite a rap.

    5. To strike something sharply with one's knuckles

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

      • While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, / As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.

    6. To strike with a quick blow

      To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.

      • With one great peal they rap the door.

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

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

    8. To utter quickly and sharply.

      • The sergeant rapped out a word of command to the troops.
      • "My dear sir!" rapped out the distressed curate, "don't you think that I haven't worried about that? […]"

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

      • He started to rap after listening to Tupac.
      • He rapped a song to his girlfriend.

    10. To talk casually

      To talk casually; to engage in conversation.

      • Three languages rapped, fumbled or rumblingly oozed all the while.
      • Louie said, "I dig this Theo. I'm gonna learn Swahili and rap with him."
      • Got your address from NGTF, I could dig some mail and friends. I'll be released in July of '80, am 24, and like chess, body building, people and of course letters. Nice rapping to you.

    11. A lea or skein of yarn that forms the standard length taken from the reel, 80 yards of…

      A lea or skein of yarn that forms the standard length taken from the reel, 80 yards of worsted or 120 yards of silk or cotton.

      • At each rap the reel was moved slightly to one side, so that the next rap was wound separately, and so on until seven raps had been made, then the seven raps were made up into one hank, […]

    12. Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the…

      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.

      • Many counterfeits passed about under the name of raps.
      • Tie it [her money] up so tight that you can't touch a rap, save with her consent.

    13. A whit

      A whit; a jot.

      • I don't care a rap.
      • That's not worth a rap.

    14. To seize and carry off.

    15. To transport out of oneself

      To transport out of oneself; to affect with rapture.

    16. Acronym of record of arrest and prosecution.

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

      • We got one maybe ID, but when we checked, we found out the suspect's been in Rikers for a year on a drug rap.

    18. to rappel

    19. Initialism of recognized air picture.

    20. Initialism of retirement annuity plan.

    21. Initialism of reclaimed asphalt pavement.

      • 89.2 million tons of RAP are used annually in new asphalt pavement construction in the United States.

    22. The Rapaport Diamond Report, the diamond industry standard for the pricing of diamonds.

      • He makes good sense. However, I must comment on "CSO prices rough diamonds to its sightholders based on the Rap List." It does not. It doesn't use the list.
      • Soon after the Diamond Certificate came into being, Mr Martin Rapaport edited and published a regular weekly paper based on these official certificates. […] The Rap price is usually way off sometimes by as much as 30% or more.

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Derived

antirap, backpack rap, bad rap, battle rap, beat the rap, bum rap, cloud rap, conscious rap, country rap, dungeon rap, emo rap, gangsta rap, gangster rap, jazz rap, Memphis rap, mumble rap, progressive rap, proto-rap, rap back, rap battle, rap battling, rapcore, rap group, raphead, rapless, raplike, rap-like, rapmeister, rap metal, rap music, rap opera, rapophile, rap rock, rapso, rap song, raptastic, ringtone rap, SoundCloud rap, take the rap, outrap · +9 more

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for rap. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA