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rap
1[ rap ]
verb (used with object)
- to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow:
He rapped the door with his cane.
- to utter sharply or vigorously:
to rap out a command.
- (of a spirit summoned by a medium) to communicate (a message) by raps (often followed by out ).
- Slang. to criticize sharply:
Critics could hardly wait to rap the play.
- Slang. to arrest, detain, or sentence for a crime.
- Metallurgy. to jar (a pattern) loose from a sand mold.
verb (used without object)
- to knock smartly or lightly, especially so as to make a noise:
to rap on a door.
- Slang. to talk or discuss, especially freely, openly, or volubly; chat.
- Slang. to talk rhythmically to the beat of rap music.
noun
- a quick, smart, or light blow:
a rap on the knuckles with a ruler.
- the sound produced by such a blow:
They heard a loud rap at the door.
- Slang. blame or punishment, especially for a crime.
- Slang. a criminal charge:
a murder rap.
- Slang. response, reception, or judgment:
The product has been getting a very bad rap.
- Slang.
rap
2[ rap ]
rap
3[ rap ]
verb (used with object)
- to carry off; transport.
- to transport with rapture.
- to seize for oneself; snatch.
rap
1/ 谤忙辫 /
verb
- to strike (a fist, stick, etc) against (something) with a sharp quick blow; knock
he rapped at the door
- intr to make a sharp loud sound, esp by knocking
- tr to rebuke or criticize sharply
- trfoll byout to put (forth) in sharp rapid speech; utter in an abrupt fashion
to rap out orders
- slang.intr to talk, esp volubly
- intr to perform a rhythmic monologue with a musical backing
- rap over the knucklesto reprimand
noun
- a sharp quick blow or the sound produced by such a blow
- a sharp rebuke or criticism
- slang.voluble talk; chatter
stop your rap
- a fast, rhythmic monologue over a prerecorded instrumental track
- ( as modifier )
rap music
- slang.a legal charge or case
- beat the rap slang.to escape punishment or be acquitted of a crime
- take the rap slang.to suffer the consequences of a mistake, misdeed, or crime, whether guilty or not
rap
2/ 谤忙辫 /
noun
- used with a negative the least amount (esp in the phrase not to care a rap )
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 .)
Derived Forms
- 藞谤补辫辫颈苍驳, noun
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of rap1
Origin of rap2
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of rap1
Origin of rap2
Idioms and Phrases
- 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.
- take the rap, Slang. to take the blame and punishment for a crime committed by another:
He took the rap for the burglary.
More idioms and phrases containing rap
In addition to the idiom beginning with rap , also see beat the rap ; bum rap ; not give a damn (rap) ; take the rap .Example Sentences
As for the reviews of her performance, she nailed it: 鈥淚 know the rap on me was that I 鈥榙idn鈥檛 do well there鈥.
The west Belfast rap group Kneecap have hit back at a call for their US visas to be revoked after their performance at Coachella where they ended their set with pro-Palestinian messages.
Kneecap are an Irish-speaking rap trio who have courted controversy with their provocative lyrics and merchandise.
"The world is saying who I am, but I thought I knew myself all these years," says Sanelly in a semi-improvised rap.
He rewarded them with a laid-back set, that repurposed some of his earlier pop/rap hits with the "yee-haw" twang of his recent album F-1 Trillion.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from 亚洲网紅露点 Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 漏 Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage庐 Idioms Dictionary copyright 漏 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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