transcription, транскрипция: [ ræp ]
( raps, rapping, rapped)
1.
Rap is a type of music in which the words are not sung but are spoken in a rapid, rhythmic way.
Her favorite music was by Run DMC, a rap group.
N-UNCOUNT : oft N n
2.
Someone who raps performs rap music.
...the unexpected pleasure of hearing the Kids not only rap but even sing...
VERB : V
3.
A rap is a piece of music performed in rap style, or the words that are used in it.
Every member contributes to the rap, singing either solo or as part of a rap chorus.
N-COUNT
4.
If you rap on something or rap it, you hit it with a series of quick blows.
Mary Ann turned and rapped on Simon’s door.
...rapping the glass with the knuckles of his right hand...
A guard raps his stick on a metal hand rail.
VERB : V on n , V n , V n on n
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Rap is also a noun.
There was a sharp rap on the door.
N-COUNT : usu N on n
5.
A rap is a statement in a court of law that someone has committed a particular crime, or the punishment for committing it. ( AM INFORMAL )
You’ll be facing a Federal rap for aiding and abetting an escaped convict.
N-COUNT : oft adj N for n / -ing
6.
A rap is an act of criticizing or blaming someone. ( JOURNALISM )
FA chiefs could still face a rap and a possible fine...
N-COUNT : usu sing
7.
If you rap someone for something, you criticize or blame them for it. ( JOURNALISM )
Water industry chiefs were rapped yesterday for failing their customers...
VERB : V n for/over n
8.
The rap about someone or something is their reputation, often a bad reputation which they do not deserve. ( AM INFORMAL )
The rap on this guy is that he doesn’t really care...
N-SING : usu with supp
9.
If someone in authority raps your knuckles or raps you on the knuckles , they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong. ( JOURNALISM )
I joined the workers on strike and was rapped over the knuckles...
PHRASE : V inflects
10.
If someone in authority gives you a rap on the knuckles , they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong. ( JOURNALISM )
The remark earned him a rap on the knuckles...
PHRASE : PHR after v
11.
If you take the rap , you are blamed or punished for something, especially something that is not your fault or for which other people are equally guilty. ( INFORMAL )
When the client was murdered, his wife took the rap, but did she really do it?
PHRASE : V inflects