rap in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
rap in Sindhi سنڌي
rap in Tamil தமிழ்
rap in Telugu తెలుగు
rap in English
- rap⇄expr. beat the rap, (U.S. Slang.) to escape conviction or prison sentence.
Ex. He almost beat the conspiracy rap when he was charged with forgery. - rap⇄expr. rap out, to say sharply.
Ex. Adams then rapped out a hundred Greek verses (Henry Fielding). - rap⇄expr. take the rap, (U.S. Slang.) to pay the penalty; take the blame.
Ex. History shows when the economy is down, the party in power takes the rap (Wall Street Journal). - rap⇄noun 1. a quick, light blow.
Ex. a rap on the head.
2. a light, sharp knock.
Ex. Did I just hear a rap on the door?
3. a sound, as of knocking, ascribed to spirits.
4. (Slang.)
a. blame; rebuke.
Ex. He got th - rap⇄noun 1. informal talk; conversation.
Ex. ""You may call it a rap, but here it's still called a powwow"" (New Yorker).
2. rapid, rhythmical, rhyming talk.
3. rap music.
Ex. Rap, the streetwise, intensely rhythmic pop sound that h - rap⇄rap (1), noun, verb, rapped,rapping.
- rap⇄rap (2), noun.
1. (Informal.) the least bit.
Ex. I don't care a rap.
2a. a counterfeit coin, formerly used in Ireland for a halfpenny.
b. a coin of the smallest value, or the smallest amount of money.
Ex. Here is my hand to - rap⇄rap (3), transitive verb, rappedorrapt,rapping.
(Archaic.)
1. to enrapture.
2. to carry off.
3. to seize; steal. - rap⇄rap (4), verb, rapped,rapping,noun.
(U.S. Slang.) - rap⇄v.i. to knock sharply; tap.
Ex. to rap on a door. - rap⇄v.i. 1. to talk informally; converse.
Ex. I went with Officers Juan Morales and Pete DiBono to the juvenile guidance center where they rap once every week with the kids in jail (Bill Moyers).
2. to talk in a rapid, rhythmical, and rhyming wa - rap⇄v.t. 1. to strike sharply on.
Ex. She rapped him over the knuckles with her fan (Tobias Smollett).
2. (U.S. Slang,) to rebuke; criticize; condemn.
Ex. The chairman rapped the Cuban delegate for naming names (Newsweek).
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