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rap
noun
verb
The act of hitting vigorously
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noun
The act of hitting vigorously
“He gave the table a whack”
noun
A reproach for some lapse or misdeed
“He took the blame for it”
noun
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
noun
Voluble conversation
noun
The sound made by a gentle blow
noun
A gentle blow
verb
Talk volubly
verb
Strike sharply
“Rap him on the knuckles”
verb
Perform rap music
verb
Make light, repeated taps on a surface
“He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently”
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He gave the table a whack
He took the blame for it
It was a bum rap
Rap him on the knuckles
He was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently
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