- rap
- rap1verb (raps, rapping, rapped)1》 strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid blows.↘strike several times against a hard surface.↘strike sharply.2》 (usu. rap something out) say sharply or suddenly.↘informal criticize severely.3》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. talk or chat in an easy and familiar manner.4》 perform rap music.noun1》 a quick, sharp knock or blow.2》 a type of popular music of US black origin in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over an instrumental backing.3》 informal a rebuke or criticism.4》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. an impromptu talk or discussion.5》 N. Amer. informal a criminal charge: a murder rap.Phrasesbeat the rap N. Amer. informal escape punishment for or be acquitted of a crime.take the rap informal be punished or blamed for something.Derivativesrapper nounOriginME: prob. imitative and of Scand. origin.————————rap2noun the smallest amount: he doesn't care a rap.OriginC19: from Ir. ropaire 'robber'; used as the name of a counterfeit coin in 18th-cent. Ireland.
English new terms dictionary. 2014.