rap
1. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed (Freq. 1)
- he took the blame for it
- it was a bum rap
• Syn:
blame
• Derivationally related forms:
blameworthy (for: blame), blame (for: blame)
• Hypernyms:
reproach
2. a gentle blow
• Syn:
strike, tap
• Derivationally related forms:
tap (for: tap), strike (for: strike)
• Hypernyms:
blow, bump
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 emerged
• Syn:
rap music, hip-hop
• Hypernyms:
popular music, popular music genre, black music, African-American music
4. the act of hitting vigorously
- he gave the table a whack
• Syn:
knock, belt, whack, whang
• Derivationally related forms:
whang (for: whang), whack (for: whack), knock (for: knock)
• Hypernyms:
blow
5. the sound made by a gentle blow
• Syn:
pat, tap
• Derivationally related forms:
tap (for: tap), pat (for: pat)
• Hypernyms:
sound
• Hyponyms:
pitter-patter
6. voluble conversation
• Usage Domain:
colloquialism
• Hypernyms:
conversation
1. strike sharply (Freq. 5)
- rap him on the knuckles
• Syn:
knap
• Hypernyms:
strike
• Hyponyms:
knock
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s something PP
- Somebody ----s PP
2. make light, repeated taps on a surface
- he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
• Syn:
tap, knock, pink
• Derivationally related forms:
knock (for: knock), tap (for: tap), tapping (for: tap)
• Hypernyms:
sound, go
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
3. perform rap music
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
perform
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. talk volubly
• Hypernyms:
talk, speak
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
- Somebody ----s PP
- Sam and Sue rap
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