ALL meanings of rap
rap
R r - verb with object rap to carry off; transport. 1
- verb with object rap to transport with rapture. 1
- verb with object rap to seize for oneself; snatch. 1
- verb without object rap to knock smartly or lightly, especially so as to make a noise: to rap on a door. 1
- verb without object rap Slang. to talk or discuss, especially freely, openly, or volubly; chat. 1
- verb without object rap Slang. to talk rhythmically to the beat of rap music. 1
- noun rap the least bit: I don't care a rap. 1
- noun rap a counterfeit halfpenny formerly passed in Ireland. 1
- idioms rap 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. 1
- idioms rap take the rap, Slang. to take the blame and punishment for a crime committed by another: He took the rap for the burglary. 1
- intransitive verb rap knock: on door 1
- noun rap sound: tap with knuckles 1
- noun rap urban spoken-word music style 1
- intransitive verb rap sing in urban spoken-word style 1
- noun rap informal talk 1
- intransitive verb rap talk informally 1
- transitive verb rap strike with knuckles 1
- uncountable noun rap Rap is a type of music in which the words are not sung but are spoken in a rapid, rhythmic way. 0
- verb rap Someone who raps performs rap music. 0
- countable noun rap A rap is a piece of music performed in rap style, or the words that are used in it. 0
- verb rap If you rap on something or rap it, you hit it with a series of quick blows. 0
- verb rap Rap is also a noun. 0
- countable noun rap A rap is a statement in a court of law that someone has committed a particular crime, or the punishment for committing it. 0
- countable noun rap A rap is an act of criticizing or blaming someone. 0
- verb rap If you rap someone for something, you criticize or blame them for it. 0
- singular noun rap The rap about someone or something is their reputation, often a bad reputation which they do not deserve. 0
- verb rap If you rap with someone about something, you talk about it in a relaxed or informal way. 0
- verb rap to strike (a fist, stick, etc) against (something) with a sharp quick blow; knock 0
- verb rap to make a sharp loud sound, esp by knocking 0
- verb rap to rebuke or criticize sharply 0
- verb rap to put (forth) in sharp rapid speech; utter in an abrupt fashion 0
- verb rap to talk, esp volubly 0
- verb rap to perform a rhythmic monologue with a musical backing 0
- noun rap a sharp quick blow or the sound produced by such a blow 0
- noun rap a sharp rebuke or criticism 0
- noun rap voluble talk; chatter 0
- noun rap a fast, rhythmic monologue over a prerecorded instrumental track 0
- noun rap (as modifier) 0
- noun rap a legal charge or case 0
- noun rap the least amount (esp in the phrase not to care a rap) 0
- verb transitive rap to strike quickly and sharply; tap 0
- verb transitive rap to criticize sharply 0
- intransitive verb rap to knock quickly and sharply 0
- intransitive verb rap to perform rap or a rap 0
- intransitive verb rap to talk; chat 0
- intransitive verb rap to talk seriously and frankly with another or others, often in an informal setting 0
- noun rap a quick, sharp knock; tap 0
- noun rap blame or punishment, as a prison sentence 0
- noun rap a talking; chat 0
- noun rap a serious, frank talk 0