rap

/ræp/
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rap

A teacher gives a gentle rap on the door before entering the classroom.

Definition

  1. Noun:

    • A quick, sharp blow or knock: A light, sharp hit, often with the knuckles or an object.
    • A type of music: A genre of popular music where rhythmic and rhyming speech is chanted over a backing track or beat.
    • A conversation or discussion: Informal talk, often fast-paced or voluble.
    • A criticism or rebuke: A blame or punishment, often perceived as unfair or undeserved.
    • The sound of a light blow: The noise produced by a gentle tap or knock.

  2. Verb:

    • To strike quickly and sharply: To hit something lightly but sharply, often with the knuckles.
    • To perform rap music: To speak rhythmic, rhyming lyrics in the style of rap music.
    • To talk volubly or freely: To converse in a lively, informal, and often rapid manner.
    • To make a light, repeated tapping sound: To produce a series of light knocking noises.
Usage Examples

  • Noun:

    • He gave the table a sharp rap with his knuckles.
    • She loves listening to old-school rap from the 90s.
    • We had a long rap about politics last night.
    • He got a rap on the knuckles from the teacher for talking.
    • I heard a faint rap at the window.

  • Verb:

    • Please don't rap your pen on the desk; it's distracting.
    • The artist will rap over a classic funk sample.
    • They sat and rapped for hours about life and art.
    • The branch rapped against the glass in the wind.
Advanced Usage

  • "To take the rap": To accept blame or punishment, often for something one did not do.

    • He decided to take the rap for the team's mistake to protect his friend.

  • "A bum rap": An unfair accusation or punishment.

    • The court's decision was a bum rap; the evidence was weak.

  • "Rap sheet": A criminal record listing a person's arrests and convictions.

    • The suspect had a long rap sheet for petty theft.
Variants and Related Words

  • Rapper (n): A person who performs rap music.

    • The rapper released a new album last week.

  • Rap music (n): The full term for the musical genre.

    • Rap music has become a dominant force in global culture.
Synonyms
  • Noun (blow): Tap, knock, whack.
  • Noun (music): Hip-hop (note: while related, hip-hop is a broader cultural movement).
  • Noun (blame): Censure, rebuke, condemnation.
  • Verb (hit): Tap, knock, strike.
  • Verb (talk): Chat, converse, gab.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Rap out: To say something suddenly, sharply, or in a staccato manner.

    • The officer rapped out the orders to his squad.

  • Rap on/at: To knock on a surface, like a door.

    • Someone is rapping on the door.
Related Idioms

  • Beat the rap: To avoid conviction or punishment for a crime.

    • With a good lawyer, he managed to beat the rap.

  • Rap someone's knuckles: To reprimand or punish someone, often lightly.

    • The manager rapped his knuckles for the minor error in the report.
rap

A teacher gives a gentle rap on the door before entering the classroom.

Noun
  1. the act of hitting vigorously
    • he gave the table a whack
  2. 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
  3. voluble conversation
  4. the sound made by a gentle blow
  5. a gentle blow
  6. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
    • he took the blame for it
    • it was a bum rap
Verb
  1. talk volubly
  2. perform rap music
  3. make light, repeated taps on a surface
    • he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
  4. strike sharply
    • rap him on the knuckles

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