rap

Noun
  1. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed (synset 106726691)
    "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
    hypernym: reproach - a mild rebuke or criticism
    synonym: blame
  2. A gentle blow (synset 107424621)
    hypernym: blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision)
    synonym: strike, tap
  3. The sound made by a gentle blow (synset 107403587)
    hypernym: sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event
    hyponym: pitter-patter - a series of rapid tapping sounds
    synonym: pat, tap
  4. Voluble conversation (synset 107156245)
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    hypernym: conversation - the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
  5. 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 (synset 107078095)
    hypernym:
    synonym: hip-hop, rap music
  6. The act of hitting vigorously (synset 100134158)
    "he gave the table a whack"
    hypernym: blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
    synonym: belt, knock, whack, whang
Verb
  1. Strike sharply (synset 201416942)
    "rap him on the knuckles"
    hypernym: strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
    hyponym: knock - rap with the knuckles
    synonym: knap
  2. Make light, repeated taps on a surface (synset 202189819)
    "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
    hypernym: go, sound - make a certain noise or sound
    synonym: knock, pink, tap
  3. Perform rap music (synset 201719856)
    domain category: music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
    hypernym: perform - give a performance (of something)
  4. Talk volubly (synset 201044304)
    hypernym: speak, talk - exchange thoughts; talk with

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