| rap | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. blame, rap | a reproach for some lapse or misdeed.; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap" |
| ~ reproach | a mild rebuke or criticism.; "words of reproach" |
| n. (event) | 2. rap, strike, tap | a gentle blow. |
| ~ blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| n. (event) | 3. pat, rap, tap | the sound made by a gentle blow. |
| ~ sound | the sudden occurrence of an audible event.; "the sound awakened them" |
| ~ pitter-patter | a series of rapid tapping sounds.; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house" |
| n. (communication) | 4. rap | voluble conversation. |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ conversation | the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.. |
| n. (communication) | 5. hip-hop, rap, rap music | genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged. |
| ~ african-american music, black music | music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses. |
| ~ popular music, popular music genre | any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time). |
| n. (act) | 6. belt, knock, rap, whack, whang | the act of hitting vigorously.; "he gave the table a whack" |
| ~ blow | a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.; "a blow on the head" |
| v. (contact) | 7. knap, rap | strike sharply.; "rap him on the knuckles" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| ~ knock | rap with the knuckles.; "knock on the door" |
| v. (perception) | 8. knock, pink, rap, tap | make light, repeated taps on a surface.; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" |
| ~ sound, go | make a certain noise or sound.; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'" |
| v. (creation) | 9. rap | perform rap music. |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ perform | give a performance (of something).; "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera" |
| v. (communication) | 10. rap | talk volubly. |
| ~ talk, speak | exchange thoughts; talk with.; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words" |
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