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Detailed Synonyms for rap in English

rap:

rap [the ~] noun

  1. the rap
    – the act of hitting vigorously 1
    the belt; the knock; the whack; the rap; the whang
    – the act of hitting vigorously 1
    • belt [the ~] noun
    • knock [the ~] noun
    • whack [the ~] noun
      • he gave the table a whack1
    • rap [the ~] noun
    • whang [the ~] noun
  2. the rap
    – a reproach for some lapse or misdeed 1
    the blame; the rap
    – a reproach for some lapse or misdeed 1
    • blame [the ~] noun
      • he took the blame for it1
    • rap [the ~] noun
      • it was a bum rap1
  3. the rap
    – 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 1
    the rap music; the hip-hop; the rap
    – 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 1
  4. the rap
    – voluble conversation 1
    the rap
    – voluble conversation 1
    • rap [the ~] noun
  5. the rap
    – the sound made by a gentle blow 1
    the tap; the pat; the rap
    – the sound made by a gentle blow 1
    • tap [the ~] noun
    • pat [the ~] noun
    • rap [the ~] noun
  6. the rap
    – a gentle blow 1
    the strike; the tap; the rap
    – a gentle blow 1

rap verb

  1. rap
    – talk volubly 1
    rap
    – talk volubly 1
  2. rap
    – strike sharply 1
    rap; knap
    – strike sharply 1
    • rap verb
      • rap him on the knuckles1
    • knap verb
  3. rap
    – perform rap music 1
    rap
    – perform rap music 1
  4. rap
    – make light, repeated taps on a surface 1
    to tap; pink; to knock; rap
    – make light, repeated taps on a surface 1
    • tap verb (taps, tapped, tapping)
      • he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently1
    • pink verb
    • knock verb (knocks, knocked, knocking)
    • rap verb

Alternate Synonyms for "rap":


Related Definitions for "rap":

  1. the act of hitting vigorously1
  2. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed1
    • it was a bum rap1
  3. 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 emerged1
  4. voluble conversation1
  5. the sound made by a gentle blow1
  6. a gentle blow1
  7. talk volubly1
  8. strike sharply1
    • rap him on the knuckles1
  9. perform rap music1
  10. make light, repeated taps on a surface1

Related Synonyms for rap