Definitions for rapræp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
rapræp(v.; n.)rapped, rap•ping
(v.t.)to strike, esp. with a quick, smart blow.
to utter sharply or vigorously:
to rap out orders.
(of a spirit summoned by a medium) to communicate (a message) by raps (often fol. by out).
Slang. to criticize severely.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
Slang. to arrest, detain, or sentence for a crime.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
(v.i.)to knock smartly or vigorously:
to rap on a door.
Slang. to talk or discuss, esp. freely and volubly; chat.
Category: Status (usage)
to talk rhythmically to the beat of rap music.
Category: Status (usage)
(n.)a quick, smart blow:
a rap on the knuckles.
the sound produced by such a blow.
Slang. blame or punishment.
Category: Status (usage)
Slang. a criminal charge:
a murder rap.
Category: Status (usage)
Slang. response or reception.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
Slang. a talk or conversation; chat.
Category: Status (usage)
Category: Music and Dance
Ref: rap music.
Idioms for rap:
beat the rap,Slang. to avoid retribution or punishment, as for a crime.
Category: Idiom, Status (usage)
take the rap,Slang. to be blamed and punished for another's crime.
Category: Idiom, Status (usage)
Origin of rap:
1300–50; ME rappen (v.), rap(p)e (n.)
rapræp(n.)
the least bit:
I don't care a rap.
Origin of rap:
1830–35; prob. identical with rap a counterfeit halfpenny once circulated in Ireland
rap*ræp(v.t.)rapped; rapt, rap•ping.
to transport with rapture.
* Archaic..
Origin of rap:
1520–30; back formation from rapt
Princeton's WordNet
blame, rap(noun)
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
"he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
rap, strike, tap(noun)
a gentle blow
pat, rap, tap(noun)
the sound made by a gentle blow
rap(noun)
voluble conversation
rap, rap music, hip-hop(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
knock, belt, rap, whack, whang(verb)
the act of hitting vigorously
"he gave the table a whack"
rap, knap(verb)
strike sharply
"rap him on the knuckles"
tap, rap, knock, pink(verb)
make light, repeated taps on a surface
"he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
rap(verb)
perform rap music
rap(verb)
talk volubly
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
rap(noun)æp
a type of music in which sb talks in rhythm and rhyme to a strong beat
***I mostly listen to rap.
rapæp
a short loud bang
a rap at the door
rap(verb)æp
to hit quickly and hard
He rapped on the door with his knuckles.
rapæp
to perform rap music
***kids rapping on the street corner
Wiktionary
rap(Noun)
A sharp blow with something hard.
The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler.
rap(Noun)
Blame (for something).
You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.
rap(Noun)
A casual talk
rap(Noun)
Rap music.
rap(Noun)
A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
rap(Noun)
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.
rap(Verb)
To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.
rap(Verb)
To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.
rap(Verb)
To talk casually.
Webster Dictionary
Rap(noun)
a lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn
Rap(verb)
to strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door
Rap(verb)
to strike with a quick blow; to knock on
Rap(verb)
to free (a pattern) in a mold by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal
Rap(noun)
a quick, smart blow; a knock
Rap(u)
to snatch away; to seize and hurry off
Rap(u)
to hasten
Rap(u)
to seize and bear away, as the mind or thoughts; to transport out of one's self; to affect with ecstasy or rapture; as, rapt into admiration
Rap(u)
to exchange; to truck
Rap(noun)
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
Translations for rap
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- klopAfrikaans

- طَرْقَه، نَقْرَهArabic

- ударBulgarian

- pancadaPortuguese (BR)

- zaklepáníCzech

- das KlopfenGerman

- bankDanish

- απότομο χτύπημαGreek

- golpe secoSpanish

- koputusEstonian

- ضربه تند و کوتاهFarsi

- koputusFinnish

- coup secFrench

- דְפִיקָה קָלָהHebrew

- मुक्काHindi

- kucanjeCroatian

- koppintásHungarian

- ketukanIndonesian

- létt högg, bankIcelandic

- colpo, colpettoItalian

- コツコツJapanese

- 가볍게 두드리기Korean

- belstelėjimasLithuanian

- klauvējiensLatvian

- ketukan dengan cepatMalay

- klopDutch

- slag, rappNorwegian

- puknięciePolish

- ضربه تند و کوتاهPersian

- وهنه، ټك ټك، ټكونه، تيزه خبرهPashto

- pancadaPortuguese

- lovitură uşoarăRomanian

- лёгкий удар;негромкий стукRussian

- klepanieSlovak

- lahen udarecSlovenian

- brz udaracSerbian

- knackningSwedish

- เสียงเคาะถี่ ๆThai

- hafif bir vuruşTurkish

- 急拍,輕敲Chinese (Trad.)

- легкий ударUkrainian

- دستکUrdu

- tiếng gõVietnamese

- 急拍(声),轻敲Chinese (Simp.)

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