English dictionary
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English noun: rap | |||
| 1. | rap (communication) a reproach for some lapse or misdeed | ||
| Samples | He took the blame for it. It was a bum rap. | ||
| Synonyms | blame | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | reproach | ||
| 2. | rap (event) a gentle blow | ||
| Synonyms | strike, tap | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow, bump | ||
| 3. | rap (event) the sound made by a gentle blow | ||
| Synonyms | pat, tap | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pitter-patter | ||
| 4. | rap (communication) voluble conversation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | conversation | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| 5. | rap (communication) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | African-American music, black music, popular music, popular music genre | ||
| 6. | rap (act) the act of hitting vigorously | ||
| Samples | He gave the table a whack. | ||
| Synonyms | belt, knock, whack, whang | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | blow | ||
English verb: rap | |||
| 1. | rap (contact) strike sharply | ||
| Samples | Rap him on the knuckles. | ||
| Synonyms | knap | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | strike | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | knock | ||
| 2. | rap (perception) make light, repeated taps on a surface | ||
| Samples | He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently. | ||
| Synonyms | knock, pink, tap | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| 3. | rap (creation) perform rap music | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | perform | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| 4. | rap (communication) talk volubly | ||
| Examples | Sam and Sue rap | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | speak, talk | ||
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