rap meaning and definition

RAP noun

Definition of rap (noun)

1. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
   • "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
   • synonyms: blame
2. a gentle blow
   • synonyms: strike, tap
3. the sound made by a gentle blow
   • synonyms: pat, tap
4. voluble conversation
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
   • synonyms: hip-hop, rap music
6. the act of hitting vigorously
   • "he gave the table a whack"
   • synonyms: belt, knock, whack, whang

RAP verb

Definition of rap (verb)

1. strike sharply
   • "rap him on the knuckles"
   • synonyms: knap
2. make light, repeated taps on a surface
   • "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
   • synonyms: knock, pink, tap
3. perform rap music
4. talk volubly