raps
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A sharp blow with something hard.
“The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler.”
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Blame for something.
“You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.”
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A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.
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A casual talk.
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Rap music.
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A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
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An appraisal.
“a good/great/bad rap”
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A positive appraisal; a recommendation.
“He gave the novel quite a rap.”
Synonyms
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To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.
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To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.
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To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
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To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.
“He rapped a song to his girlfriend.”
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To talk casually; to engage in conversation.
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A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.
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Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.
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A whit; a jot.
“I don't care a rap.”
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To seize and carry off.
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To transport out of oneself; to affect with rapture.
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