Complete Definition of "rap"

see|RAP
wikipedia|Rap (disambiguation)
English

Etymology
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Pronunciation
IPA|/ræp/
:rhymes|æp

Homophones
wrap

Noun
en-noun|s|-
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  1. countable A sharp blow with something hard.

#:The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler.

  1. uncountable Blame (for something).

#:You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.

  1. uncountable Rap music.

Translations
trans-top|A sharp blow with something hard
Finnish: kopaus
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trans-top|Blame
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trans-top|Rap music
Finnish: rap-musiikki
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Intransitive verb
rfc-trverb|Intransitive verb
en-verb|rapp|ing

  1. To strike something sharply with one's knuckles.

#:He rapped three times on the door.

  1. To speak lyrics in the style of rap music.

Synonyms
(strike something sharply with one's knuckles): knock

Translations
trans-top|To strike something sharply with one's knuckles
Finnish: koputtaa
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trans-top|To speak lyrics in the style of rap music
Finnish: räpätä
Polish: rapowa�
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Related terms
rap music
rapper
rapping
rap song

See also
emcee
hip-hop

Category:Music genres


Dutch

Adjective
rap (alternate form: rappe, comparative: rapper, superlative: rapst)

  1. quick, fast

Synonyms
snel, vlug, gezwind


Korean

Han character
rap (�, �)

  1. pull, drag
  2. seize, hold

Alternative spellings
nap#Korean|nap (�, �)

Category:Romanized Hanja readings


Old English

Etymology
Common Germanic *raipa-

Noun
r�p m

  1. rope

Category:Old English nouns


Swedish

Noun
rap c
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sv-noun-unc-irreg-c|definitions2|2rapen

  1. belch
  2. uncountable|lang=sv rap music#English|rap music

See also
rapa

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