Definition of
rap is the dictionary form of Rapping Definition of rap
rap has definitions from the fields of music,fine art,performing arts
1
[ verb ] strike sharply

Synonyms

knap

Examples

"rap him on the knuckles"

2
[ noun ] a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

Synonyms

blame

Examples

"he took the blame for it" "it was a bum rap"

3
[ noun ] (informal) voluble conversation
4
[ noun ] the sound made by a gentle blow

Synonyms

tap pat

5
[ noun ] (music,fine art) 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

Synonyms

hip-hop rap_music

6
[ verb ] talk volubly
7
[ noun ] a gentle blow

Synonyms

strike tap

8
[ verb ] (music,performing arts) perform rap music
9
[ verb ] make light, repeated taps on a surface

Synonyms

knock pink tap

Examples

"he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

10
[ noun ] the act of hitting vigorously

Synonyms

belt whack whang knock

Examples

"he gave the table a whack"

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Rhymes with

wrapping trapping strapping grasping tramping lapping tapping napping mapping dropping popping piping ripping roping snapping clapping flapping warping carping topping typing drooping tripping creeping dripping grouping groping gripping ping mopping sopping whopping scraping stripping gasping camping shopping dumping galloping overlapping kidnaping kidnapping flopping stopping gulping stumping taping chomping whopping jumping burping thumping gaping seeping whipping coping nipping leaping keeping weeping sipping housekeeping enveloping developing shaping chipping shipping walloping worshipping gossiping sweeping clipping stooping landscaping slipping sloping sleeping whipping limping helping equipping safekeeping bookkeeping peacekeeping landscaping

Phonetic and Homophones

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Similar Spelling

raving ravingly ripping raving_mad rabbinic raffinose

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