rap

rap: rap¹ [ræp] n

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1¦(music)¦

2¦(knock)¦

3¦(crime)¦

4 take the rap (for something)

5 beat the rap

6 a rap on/over the knuckles

7 a bum/bad rap

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[Sense: 1; Date: 1900-2000; Origin: Perhaps from repartee]

[Sense: 2-7; Date: 1200-1300; Origin: Probably from the sound]

1.) ¦(MUSIC)¦ [U and C]

also rap music

a type of popular music in which the words of a song are not sung, but spoken in time to music with a steady beat

▪ a popular rap song

2.) ¦(KNOCK)¦

a series of quick sharp hits or knocks

→↑tap

▪ She was woken by a sharp rap on the door.

3.) ¦(CRIME)¦ AmE informal a statement by the police saying that someone is responsible for a serious crime

= ↑charge

murder/robbery etc rap

▪ The kid's been cited twice on drunk-driving raps.

→↑rap sheet

4.) take the rap (for sth)

to be blamed or punished for a mistake or crime, especially unfairly

▪ Bo was left to take the rap for Victor's murder.

5.) beat the rap

AmE informal to avoid being punished for a crime

6.) a rap on/over the knuckles

a) informal a punishment or criticism that is not very severe

▪ The New York Post received an official rap over the knuckles for the way it reported the story.

b) if someone gives a child a rap on the knuckles, they hit them on the back of their hand as a punishment

7.) a bum/bad rap

especially AmE informal unfair treatment or punishment

▪ Cleveland always gets a bum rap in the press.

rap ²

rap² v past tense and past participle rapped present participle rapping

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1¦(hit)¦

2¦(music)¦

3¦(criticize)¦

4¦(say)¦

5 rap somebody on/over the knuckles

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1.) ¦(HIT)¦ [I and T]

to hit or knock something quickly several times

→↑tap

▪ She rapped the table with her pen.

rap on/at

▪ Angrily she rapped on his window.

2.) ¦(MUSIC)¦

to say the words of a rap song

3.) ¦(CRITICIZE)¦ [T]

to criticize someone angrily - used especially in news reports

= ↑slam

▪ a film rapped by critics for its excessive violence

4.) ¦(SAY)¦ [i]also rap out [T]

to say something loudly, suddenly, and in a way that sounds angry

▪ 'Come on,' he rapped impatiently.

5.) rap sb on/over the knuckles also rap sb's knuckles

a) to punish or criticize someone for something, but not very severely

▪ He had his knuckles rapped sharply for meddling in foreign policy.

b) to punish a child by hitting them on the back of their hand

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Synonyms:

Knock, stroke, pat, thump, thwack, smart blow, Strike (suddenly), knock

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