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rap

noun verb

the act of hitting vigorously

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Word Facts

Word length
3
Starts with
R
Ends with
P
Contains
A
Scrabble score
5
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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Definitions

noun

  1. the act of hitting vigorously

    “he gave the table a whack”

noun

  1. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed

    “he took the blame for it”

noun

  1. 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

  1. voluble conversation

noun

  1. the sound made by a gentle blow

noun

  1. a gentle blow

verb

  1. talk volubly

verb

  1. strike sharply

    “rap him on the knuckles”

verb

  1. perform rap music

verb

  1. make light, repeated taps on a surface

    “he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently”

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Example Sentences

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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