rap
/rˈæp/
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Definitions
Noun
a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
Noun
a gentle blow
Noun
the sound made by a gentle blow
Noun
voluble conversation
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
Noun
the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
Verb
strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles"
Verb
make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
Verb
perform rap music
Verb
talk volubly
More General Terms
African-American music
black music
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popular music genre
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