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1   [rap] verb, rapped, rap·ping, noun
verb (used with object)
1.
to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow: He rapped the door with his cane.
2.
to utter sharply or vigorously: to rap out a command.
3.
(of a spirit summoned by a medium) to communicate (a message) by raps (often followed by out).
4.
Slang. to criticize sharply: Critics could hardly wait to rap the play.
5.
Slang. to arrest, detain, or sentence for a crime.
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Metallurgy. to jar (a pattern) loose from a sand mold.
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verb (used without object)
7.
to knock smartly or lightly, especially so as to make a noise: to rap on a door.
8.
Slang. to talk or discuss, especially freely, openly, or volubly; chat.
9.
Slang. to talk rhythmically to the beat of rap music.

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noun
10.
a quick, smart, or light blow: a rap on the knuckles with a ruler.
11.
the sound produced by such a blow: They heard a loud rap at the door.
12.
Slang. blame or punishment, especially for a crime.
13.
Slang. a criminal charge: a murder rap.
14.
Slang. response, reception, or judgment: The product has been getting a very bad rap.
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15.
Slang.
a.
a talk, conversation, or discussion; chat.
b.
talk designed to impress, convince, etc.; spiel: a high-pressure sales rap.
16.
rap music.
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Idioms
17.
beat the rap, Slang. to succeed in evading the penalty for a crime; be acquitted: The defendant calmly insisted that he would beat the rap.
18.
take the rap, Slang. to take the blame and punishment for a crime committed by another: He took the rap for the burglary.
Origin:
1300–50; 1960–65 for def. 8; Middle English rappen (v.), rap(p)e (noun); akin to Swedish rappa to beat, drub, German rappeln to rattle; senses “to talk,” “conversation, talk” perhaps of distinct orig., though the hypothesis that it is a shortening of repartee is questionable
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  • If you follow the news these days, you know that tenure is getting a bad rap.
  • GenX went to high school when disco was dead and rock, country, and rap were not fused.
  • It made countless best-of lists and came to define coke rap.
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rap

2   [rap]
noun
1.
the least bit: I don't care a rap.
2.
a counterfeit halfpenny formerly passed in Ireland.
Origin:
1715–25; origin uncertain

rap

3   [rap]
verb (used with object), rapped or rapt, rap·ping. Archaic.
1.
to carry off; transport.
2.
to transport with rapture.
3.
to seize for oneself; snatch.
Origin:
1520–30; back formation from rapt
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World English Dictionary
rap1 (ræp)
 
—vb (foll by out) , raps, rapping, rapped
1.  to strike (a fist, stick, etc) against (something) with a sharp quick blow; knock: he rapped at the door
2.  (intr) to make a sharp loud sound, esp by knocking
3.  (tr) to rebuke or criticize sharply
4.  to put (forth) in sharp rapid speech; utter in an abrupt fashion: to rap out orders
5.  slang (intr) to talk, esp volubly
6.  (intr) to perform a rhythmic monologue with a musical backing
7.  rap over the knuckles to reprimand
 
—n
8.  a sharp quick blow or the sound produced by such a blow
9.  a sharp rebuke or criticism
10.  slang voluble talk; chatter: stop your rap
11.  a.  a fast, rhythmic monologue over a prerecorded instrumental track
 b.  (as modifier): rap music
12.  slang a legal charge or case
13.  slang (US), (Canadian) beat the rap to escape punishment or be acquitted of a crime
14.  slang take the rap to suffer the consequences of a mistake, misdeed, or crime, whether guilty or not
 
[C14: probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish rappa to beat]
 
'rapping1
 
—n

rap2 (ræp)
 
—n
(used with a negative) the least amount (esp in the phrase not to care a rap)
 
[C18: probably from ropaire counterfeit coin formerly current in Ireland]

rap3 (ræp)
 
—vb, —n
informal (Austral) wrap a variant spelling of wrap

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Word Origin & History

rap
"quick, light blow," mid-14c., native or borrowed from a Scandinavian source (cf. Dan. rap, Swed. rapp "light blow"); either way probably of imitative origin (cf. slap, clap). The verb is attested from late 14c. Slang noun meaning "rebuke, blame, responsibility" is from 1777; specific meaning "criminal
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indictment" (cf. rap sheet, 1960) is from 1903. To rap (someone's) knuckles "give light punishment" is from 1749.

rap
"talk informally," first recorded 1929, popularized c.1965 in Black English, possibly first in Caribbean English, from British slang meaning "say, utter" (1879), originally "to utter a sudden oath" (1540s), from rap (n.). Meaning "music with improvised words" first in New York City slang, 1979.
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Cultural Dictionary

rap definition


A form of pop music characterized by spoken or chanted rhymed lyrics, with a syncopated, repetitive accompaniment. Rap music originated in the second half of the twentieth century in black urban communities. (See also hip-hop.)

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Slang Dictionary

rap definition


  1. in.
    to talk or chat about something. : Something wrong? Let's rap about it.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
RAP
recurrent abdominal pain
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Idioms & Phrases

rap

In addition to the idiom beginning with rap, also see beat the rap; bum rap; not give a damn (rap); take the rap.

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Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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