rap
/ɹæp/noun, verb1 syllable
Rap means: the act of hitting vigorously.
Synonyms for rap14
noun, as in 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
noun, as in a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
verb, as in strike sharply
What does rap mean?10
noun
the act of hitting vigorously“he gave the table a whack”
a gentle blow
the sound made by a gentle blow
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
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed“he took the blame for it”
voluble conversation
verb
make light, repeated taps on a surface“he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently”
strike sharply“rap him on the knuckles”
perform rap music
talk volubly
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with rap?19
Rap in a sentence
- My friend ended up taking the rap for a crime he didn't commit.darinmex
- He's got a rap sheet as long as my arm.darinmex
- I'm starting to write a rap song today.unknown
- I'm beginning to feel like a rap god.Goatstein
- Yanni's rap lyrics became more and more bizarre.Amastan
- Yanni wanted to go to that rap concert.Amastan
- Yeah, but I'll have to take the rap if they slip up.unknown
- You like English because you think that their rock, pop, and rap are cool.nonong
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of rap
as a noun
- plural
- raps
as a verb
- past tense
- rapped
- present participle
- rapping
- third-person singular
- raps
- past participle
- rapped