English Explanatory Dictionary

rap

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sharp blow with something hard.
  2. The blame for something.
  3. A casual talk.
  4. Rap music.
  5. A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
  6. An appraisal.
  7. A positive appraisal; a recommendation.
verb
  1. To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.
  2. To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.
  3. To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
  4. To utter quickly and sharply.
  5. To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.
  6. To talk casually; to engage in conversation.
noun
  1. 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.
noun
  1. 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.
  2. A whit; a jot.
verb
  1. To seize and carry off.
  2. To transport out of oneself; to affect with rapture.
noun
  1. Acronym of record of arrest and prosecution.
  2. A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.
verb
  1. to rappel
noun
  1. Initialism of recognized air picture.
  2. Initialism of retirement annuity plan.
  3. Acronym of record of arrest and prosecution.
  4. Initialism of reclaimed asphalt pavement.
name
  1. The Rapaport Diamond Report, the diamond industry standard for the pricing of diamonds.

Pronunciation

/ɹæp/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wrap.wav En-au-Rap.ogg

Word forms

rap raps rapping rapped rapt

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.

Synonyms

blame fall knock noogie RAP rapsheet rap sheet

Related words

emcee hip-hop rap-full

Derived words

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 rap and rend rap at rap on rappable rappage rapper rap someone's knuckles murder rap rap sheet rap down rap jumping
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