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rap out

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rap

1  [rap] verb, rapped, rap⋅ping, noun
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–verb (used with object)
1. to strike, esp. 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 fol. 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.
6. Metallurgy. to jar (a pattern) loose from a sand mold.
–verb (used without object)
7. to knock smartly or lightly, esp. so as to make a noise: to rap on a door.
8. Slang. to talk or discuss, esp. freely, openly, or volubly; chat.
9. Slang. to talk rhythmically to the beat of rap music.
–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, esp. 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.
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.
—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; ME rappen (v.), rap(p)e (n.); akin to Sw rappa to beat, drub, G rappeln to rattle; senses “to talk,” “conversation, talk” perh. of distinct orig., though the hypothesis that it is a shortening of repartee is questionable
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Cultural Dictionary

rap

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.)

The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
rap

  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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Word Origin & History

rap  (n.)
"quick, light blow," c.1340, 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 1377. Slang noun meaning "rebuke, blame, responsibility" is from 1777; specific meaning "criminal indictment" (cf. rap sheet, 1960) is from 1903. To rap (someone's) knuckles "give light punishment" is from 1749.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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