(~s, ~ping, ~ped)
1.
Rap is a type of music in which the words are not sung but are spoken in a ~id, rhythmic way.
Her favorite music was by Run DMC, a ~ group.
N-UNCOUNT: oft N n
2.
Someone who ~s performs ~ music.
...the unexpected pleasure of hearing the Kids not only ~ but even sing...
VERB: V
3.
A ~ is a piece of music performed in ~ style, or the words that are used in it.
Every member contributes to the ~, singing either solo or as part of a ~ chorus.
N-COUNT
4.
If you ~ on something or ~ it, you hit it with a series of quick blows.
Mary Ann turned and ~ped on Simon’s door.
...~ping the glass with the knuckles of his right hand...
A guard ~s 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 ~ on the door.
N-COUNT: usu N on n
5.
A ~ 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 ~ for aiding and abetting an escaped convict.
N-COUNT: oft adj N for n/-ing
6.
A ~ is an act of criticizing or blaming someone. (JOURNALISM)
FA chiefs could still face a ~ and a possible fine...
N-COUNT: usu sing
7.
If you ~ someone for something, you criticize or blame them for it. (JOURNALISM)
Water industry chiefs were ~ped yesterday for failing their customers...
VERB: V n for/over n
8.
The ~ about someone or something is their reputation, often a bad reputation which they do not deserve. (AM INFORMAL)
The ~ on this guy is that he doesn’t really care...
N-SING: usu with supp
9.
If someone in authority ~s your knuckles or ~s 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 ~ped over the knuckles...
PHRASE: V inflects
10.
If someone in authority gives you a ~ on the knuckles, they criticize you or blame you for doing something they think is wrong. (JOURNALISM)
The remark earned him a ~ on the knuckles...
PHRASE: PHR after v
11.
If you take the ~, 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 ~, but did she really do it?
PHRASE: V inflects