raps in English

noun

1

a quick, sharp knock or blow.

there was a confident rap at the door

synonyms: blow, hit, knock, bang, crack, whack, thwack, bash, wallop, knock, tap, rat-tat, bang, hammering, pounding

2

a type of popular music of US black origin in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over a prerecorded, typically electronic instrumental backing.

Both fans of techno and fans of rap music should enjoy this album.

3

a talk or discussion, especially a lengthy or impromptu one.

dropping in after work for a rap over a beer

4

a criminal charge, especially of a specified kind.

he's just been acquitted on a murder rap

5

the smallest amount (used to add emphasis to a statement).

he doesn't care a rap whether it's true or not

verb

1

strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention.

he stood up and rapped the table

synonyms: hit, strike, whack, thwack, bash, wallop, smite

2

talk or chat in an easy and familiar manner.

we could be here all night rapping about the finer points of spiritualism

3

perform rap music.

Here, instead of trying to match their vocals to pop music, players must rap along to a large group of hip-hop favorites.

noun

blow, hit, knock, bang, crack, whack, thwack, bash, wallop
knock, tap, rat-tat, bang, hammering, pounding
blame
knock, belt, whang, whack
strike, tap
pat, tap
rap music, hip-hop

verb

hit, knock, knap
hit, strike, whack, thwack, bash, wallop, smite
knock, tap, bang, hammer, pound
knock, tap, pink
knap

Use "raps" in a sentence

1. The headline read 'Judge raps police'.

2. "Pop Off: He Raps, She Sings.

3. MTV Raps, a hip hop/rap formatted program.

4. I think she has a distinct sound when she raps.

5. She said people would laugh at her because "they thought my raps sucked."

6. It raps a defector over the knuckles instantly but, after that, lets bygones be bygones.

7. The Housing NAvigator will maintain proactive contact with King County and the Regional Access Points (RAPs) to receive referrals for any young adults assessed at the RAPs who are in need of housing navigation.

8. 23 The page is a young man of color who raps in crushingly artless rhymes.

9. I'm sorta like Socrates in a Prada tee, he raps; You can't kick it, your pockets thinner than soccer tees.

10. He was House's roommate, and suffers from bipolar disorder (as a result, Alvie is a chatterbox, and raps at every opportunity)

11. During the time Mike raps his verses, Chester stands atop a platform with gargoyles on the edges.

12. The song ‘Backseat’ is about Houdini’s gang-affiliated lifestyles which consist of regular gang activity but he raps mainly about his straps (guns).

13. “Ambitions” is the 4th track on Comethazine’s debut album “Pandemic” He raps about his upbringing and how he wanted to become rich

14. As Blowfly, he has recorded numerous albums, mostly of sex-based parodies of other songs, as well as original raps themed around sex.

15. About “​A lot” On the introspective introduction to his sophomore studio album, 21 Savage raps about having “A lot” of blessings and curses in his life

16. All My Heroes Are Cornballs is an about-face from the more hard-nosed approach taken on Veteran—all scream raps and beats designed to assault the senses

17. About “The Coolest” In a prequel to his song “The Cool” on Lupe Fiasco’s Food and Liquor, Lupe raps about a fictional character named Michael …

18. Rihanna sings (also later raps) in response to Wale’s laments about a difficult relationship and praises of hot sex on the "bed, floor, couch, more."

19. A Crisply struck six-iron heading a little left of centre lands just off the green takes a kind bounce towards the hole, trundles on, slows, raps the pin and disappears

20. Lights, Camera, AYYYYE YOU KNOW WHO IT IS IT'S YABOIAction AND WELCOME TO MY VLOG CHANNEL! On this channel we will be doing reActions, vlogs, raps, storytimes and more! If …

21. And like, Sphiruk, I Chummed holes with minnow bits, typically the body and tail sections of the emerald and spottail shiners that I had clipped the heads off to tip my Jigging Raps and spoons

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23. And as noted in Theology Today, still others see Jesus as “a cynic, a wandering sage, or a peasant mystic; a community organizer, a hippie poet jabbing at the establishment, or a street smart provocateur who raps his way through the seething, impoverished, socially volatile villages of backwater Palestine.”