Rap

  • 41rap — [[t]ræ̱p[/t]] raps, rapping, rapped 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Rap is a type of music in which the words are not sung but are spoken in a rapid, rhythmic way. For some people, rap the music of the hip hop generation is just so much noise... Her… …

    English dictionary

  • 42rap — rap1 /rap/, v., rapped, rapping, n. v.t. 1. to strike, esp. with a quick, smart, or light blow: He rapped the door with his cane. 2. to utter sharply or vigorously: to rap out a command. 3. (of a spirit summoned by a medium) to communicate (a… …

    Universalium

  • 43Rap — Sprechgesang * * * Rap 〈[ ræ̣p] m. 6; Mus.〉 mechanischer Sprechgesang, der dem Rhythmus sich wiederholender Bass u. Schlagzeugfiguren angepasst ist; oV Rapping [engl.] * * * Rap [ræp ], der; [s], s [engl. rap = Plauderei, Unterhaltung, zu: to rap …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 44rap — rap1 [ræp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(music)¦ 2¦(knock)¦ 3¦(crime)¦ 4 take the rap (for something) 5 beat the rap 6 a rap on/over the knuckles 7 a bum/bad rap ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from repartee] [Sense: 2 7; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45rap — I n. (colloq.) (AE) blame 1) to take the rap for 2) a bad, bum rap (she got a bum rap) ( she was punished for smb. else s misdeeds ) charge 3) to beat the rap 4) on a rap (he was sent to prison on a murder rap) II v. 1) (d; intr.) ( to strike )… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 46rap — I. /ræp / (say rap) verb (rapped, rapping) –verb (t) 1. to strike, especially with a quick, smart, or light blow, as to attract attention, communicate in code, etc. 2. Colloquial to accelerate (a motor vehicle). –verb (i) 3. to knock smartly or… …

  • 47rap — I rap 1. rap sb., pen (en musikform), i sms. rap , fx rapmusiker II rap 2. rap sb., pet, rap, pene; et rap over fingrene; tre gange i rap III rap 3. rap adj., t, pe (hurtig, kvik); rap på fingrene; rap i replikken IV rap 4. rap lydord; rap rap …

    Dansk ordbog

  • 48rap — I UK [ræp] / US noun Word forms rap : singular rap plural raps 1) [countable] a quick hard hit, or the sound of this There was a rap at the door. 2) a) [uncountable] music a way of talking using rhythm and rhyme, usually over a strong musical… …

    English dictionary

  • 49rap — I [[t]ræp[/t]] v. rapped, rap•ping, n. 1) to strike, esp. with a quick, smart blow 2) to utter sharply or vigorously: to rap out orders[/ex] 3) (of a spirit summoned by a medium) to communicate (a message) by raps (often fol. by out) 4) cvb sts… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50rap — rap1 [ ræp ] noun 1. ) uncount a way of talking using RHYTHM and RHYME, usually over a strong musical beat: a leading rap artist a ) any type of music using rap, especially styles of HIP HOP => RAPPER 2. ) count a quick hard hit, or the sound… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English