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rap¹

  • /ɹæp/

Sounds like wrap · Rhymes with -æp

Where it comes from

From Middle English rap, rappe, of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian rapp (“a blow, strike, lash”), Swedish rapp (“a blow, lash, crack”), Danish rap (“a tap, smart, blow”). Compare Old English hreppan (“to touch, treat”). More at rape.

noun raps

  1. countable A sharp blow with something hard. The teacher sat at one end of the bench, with a meek little fellow by his side. When the others were disorderly, this young martyr received a rap; intended, probably, as a sample of what the rest might expect, if they didn't amend.
  2. countable, slang, uncountable, with definite article The blame for something, a reprimand, censure, or a legal sentence to serve in prison You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.
  3. countable, informal, uncountable A casual talk. Clearspace is holding a bisexuality rap at the center, 485 Mass Ave. 7:30pm. Topic of discussion will be femininity and masculinity.
  4. uncountable Rap music. They like listening to rap.
  5. countable, uncountable A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
  6. Australia, countable, informal, uncountable An appraisal. a good/great/bad rap
  7. Australia, countable, informal, uncountable A positive appraisal; a recommendation. He gave the novel quite a rap.

rap²

  • /ɹæp/

Sounds like wrap · Rhymes with -æp

Where it comes from

From Middle English rappen, of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish rappa (“to strike, beat, rap”), German rappeln (“to rattle”).

verb raps · rapping · rapped

  1. intransitive To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock. While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, / As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door.
  2. dated, transitive To strike with a quick blow; to knock on. With one great peal they rap the door.
  3. To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
  4. To utter quickly and sharply. The sergeant rapped out a word of command to the troops.
  5. ambitransitive To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music. He started to rap after listening to Tupac.
  6. informal, intransitive To talk casually; to engage in conversation. Three languages rapped, fumbled or rumblingly oozed all the while.

rap³

  • /ɹæp/

Sounds like wrap · Rhymes with -æp

Where it comes from

Uncertain.

noun raps

  1. A lea or skein of yarn that forms the standard length taken from the reel, 80 yards of worsted or 120 yards of silk or cotton. […] and that every hank or skein that shall be used as a binder to tie up or bind together any pound or parcel of yarn shall contain the same number of threads in a rap or lea, and the same number of raps or leas as the other hanks or skeins in the said pound or parcel.

rap⁴

  • /ɹæp/

Sounds like wrap · Rhymes with -æp

Where it comes from

Perhaps contracted from rapparee.

noun raps

  1. historical Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value. Many counterfeits passed about under the name of raps.
  2. A whit; a jot. I don't care a rap.

rap⁵

  • /ɹæp/

Sounds like wrap · Rhymes with -æp

verb raps · rapping · rapped · rapt

  1. transitive To seize and carry off.
  2. transitive To transport out of oneself; to affect with rapture.

rap⁶

  • /ɹæp/

Sounds like wrap · Rhymes with -æp

Where it comes from

From RAP (“record of arrest and prosecution”).

noun raps

  1. US, abbreviation, acronym Acronym of record of arrest and prosecution.record of arrest and prosecution
  2. countable, slang A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction. We got one maybe ID, but when we checked, we found out the suspect's been in Rikers for a year on a drug rap.

rap⁷

  • /ɹæp/

Sounds like wrap · Rhymes with -æp

verb raps · rapping · rapped

  1. to rappel

RAP⁸

noun RAPs

  1. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of recognized air picture.recognized air picture
  2. UK, abbreviation, initialism Initialism of retirement annuity plan.retirement annuity plan
  3. US, abbreviation, acronym Acronym of record of arrest and prosecution.record of arrest and prosecution
  4. abbreviation, initialism Initialism of reclaimed asphalt pavement.reclaimed asphalt pavement 89.2 million tons of RAP are used annually in new asphalt pavement construction in the United States.

Rap⁹

proper noun

  1. attributive, slang The Rapaport Diamond Report, the diamond industry standard for the pricing of diamonds. He makes good sense. However, I must comment on "CSO prices rough diamonds to its sightholders based on the Rap List." It does not. It doesn't use the list.

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