- rap
- [[t]ræ̱p[/t]]
raps, rapping, rapped1) N-UNCOUNT: oft N n Rap is a type of music in which the words are not sung but are spoken in a rapid, rhythmic way.
For some people, rap - the music of the hip-hop generation - is just so much noise...
Her favorite music was by Run DMC, a rap group.
2) VERB Someone who raps performs rap music....the unexpected pleasure of hearing the Kids not only rap but even sing...
[V about n] New Yorkers rap about parties and clubs, I rap about car chases and guns.
3) N-COUNT A rap is a piece of music performed in rap style, or the words that are used in it.Every member contributes to the rap, singing either solo or as part of a rap chorus.
4) VERB If you rap on something or rap it, you hit it with a series of quick blows.[V on n] Mary Ann turned and rapped on Simon's door.
[V n] ...rapping the glass with the knuckles of his right hand...
[V n on n] A guard raps his stick on a metal hand rail.
N-COUNT: usu N on nRap is also a noun.There was a sharp rap on the door.
5) N-COUNT: oft adj N for n/-ing A rap is a statement in a court of law that someone has committed a particular crime, or the punishment for committing it. [AM, INFORMAL]You'll be facing a Federal rap for aiding and abetting an escaped convict.
6) N-COUNT: usu sing A rap is an act of criticizing or blaming someone. [JOURNALISM]Paul Ringer faces a rap after playing for Penarth on Boxing Day...
Timeshare companies also come in for a rap as they continue to flout the rules.
7) VERB If you rap someone for something, you criticize or blame them for it. [JOURNALISM][V n for/over n] Water industry chiefs were rapped yesterday for failing their customers...
[V n for/over n] The minister rapped banks over their treatment of small businesses.
Syn:8) N-SING: usu with supp The rap about someone or something is their reputation, often a bad reputation which they do not deserve. [AM, INFORMAL]The rap against Conn was that he was far too reckless...
The rap on this guy is that he doesn't really care...
He said statisticians gave them a bad rap by `lying with figures'.
9) VERB If you rap with someone about something, you talk about it in a relaxed or informal way. [AM, INFORMAL]10) PHRASE: V inflects If someone in authority raps your knuckles or raps you on the knuckles, they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong. [JOURNALISM]We rap the manufacturers on their knuckles if the toy is shoddy...
I joined the workers on strike and was rapped over the knuckles...
Ms Tyson also had her knuckles rapped for doing this.
11) PHRASE: PHR after v If someone in authority gives you a rap on the knuckles, they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong. [JOURNALISM]The remark earned him a rap on the knuckles...
Britain gave them a diplomatic rap over the knuckles.
12) PHRASE: V inflects If you take the rap, you are blamed or punished for something, especially something that is not your fault or for which other people are equally guilty. [INFORMAL]When the client was murdered, his wife took the rap, but did she really do it?
13) PHRASE: V inflects If you beat the rap, you avoid being blamed for something wrong that you have done. [INFORMAL]...their decision to help Minnie beat the murder rap.
Phrasal Verbs:- rap out
English dictionary. 2008.
