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a sharp knock or blow made quickly
blame, rap(noun)a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
"he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
rap, strike, tap(noun)a gentle blow
pat, rap, tap(noun)the sound made by a gentle blow
rap(noun)voluble conversation
rap, rap music, hip-hop(noun)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
knock, belt, rap, whack, whang(verb)the act of hitting vigorously
"he gave the table a whack"
rap, knap(verb)strike sharply
"rap him on the knuckles"
tap, rap, knock, pink(verb)make light, repeated taps on a surface
"he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
rap(verb)perform rap music
rap(verb)talk volubly
a formal claim of criminal wrongdoing against a personthe headlines in the paper today are all about the mayor facing an embezzlement rap
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrumentthe doctor used a little hammer to give me a rap on the knee to test my reflexes
responsibility for wrongdoing or failurewould sooner take the rap for the missing money than tell on his friend
friendly, informal conversation or an instance of thisafter our pickup softball game, I had a friendly rap with a couple of the guys in the park
the smallest amount or part imaginableI don't care a rap about losing that old jacket
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous mannera childhood memory of the time he got his knuckles rapped for trying to steal candy from the corner store
to strike or cause to strike lightly and usually rhythmicallythe impatient man was rapping his knuckles on the door, hoping to wake up the sleeping attendant
to engage in casual or rambling conversationthe guys at the gym never seem to tire about rapping about basketball
to fill with overwhelming emotion (as wonder or delight)concertgoers were utterly rapped by the power of Handel's oratorio
to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forciblysuddenly the hawk swooped down and rapped the unwary rodent
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