rap
rap /r'æp/ (raps rapping rapped)
1 [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.
Her favorite music was by Run DMC, a rap group.
2 [VERB] V
Someone who raps performs rap music.
...the unexpected pleasure of hearing the Kids not only rap but even sing...
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] V on n, V n, V n on n
If you rap on something or rap it, you hit it with a series of quick blows.
Mary Ann turned and rapped on Simon's door.
...rapping the glass with the knuckles of his right hand...
A guard raps his stick on a metal hand rail.
[N-COUNT] usu N on n
Rap 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)
FA chiefs could still face a rap and a possible fine...
7 [VERB] V n for/over n
If you rap someone for something, you criticize or blame them for it. (JOURNALISM)
Water industry chiefs were rapped yesterday for failing their customers...
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 on this guy is that he doesn't really care...
9 [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)
I joined the workers on strike and was rapped over the knuckles...
10 [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...
11 [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?
1 [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.
Her favorite music was by Run DMC, a rap group.
2 [VERB] V
Someone who raps performs rap music.
...the unexpected pleasure of hearing the Kids not only rap but even sing...
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] V on n, V n, V n on n
If you rap on something or rap it, you hit it with a series of quick blows.
Mary Ann turned and rapped on Simon's door.
...rapping the glass with the knuckles of his right hand...
A guard raps his stick on a metal hand rail.
[N-COUNT] usu N on n
Rap 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)
FA chiefs could still face a rap and a possible fine...
7 [VERB] V n for/over n
If you rap someone for something, you criticize or blame them for it. (JOURNALISM)
Water industry chiefs were rapped yesterday for failing their customers...
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 on this guy is that he doesn't really care...
9 [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)
I joined the workers on strike and was rapped over the knuckles...
10 [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...
11 [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?