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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
The Metropolitan Police's counter-terror officers will investigate online videos showing rap trio Kneecap calling for the death of British MPs and shouting "up Hamas, up Hezbollah".
A new collaboration between the theatre and rap artist Stormzy was also announced, but details have not yet been revealed.
Following in the footsteps of anti-establishment rap groups like NWA and Run The Jewels, the trio present themselves as dissident underdogs, giving a voice to the oppressed.
The UK government has condemned alleged comments made by rap group Kneecap as "completely unacceptable" and suggested they should not be able to receive government funding.
The daughter of an MP who was stabbed to death at a constituency surgery has said rap group Kneecap should apologise over comments where they allegedly called for MPs to be killed.
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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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