Rap meaning

What does “rap” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“rap” is a noun and verb with 10 meanings. Its most common meaning is: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed.

rap

a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
“he took the blame for it”
“it was a bum rap”
Synonymsblame
a gentle blow
Synonymsstrike tap
the sound made by a gentle blow
Synonymspat tap
voluble conversation
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
Synonymsrap music hip-hop
the act of hitting vigorously
“he gave the table a whack”
Synonymsknock belt whack whang

strike sharply
“rap him on the knuckles”
Synonymsknap
make light, repeated taps on a surface
“he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently”
Synonymstap knock pink
perform rap music
talk volubly

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University