āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
to rap
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āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻāĻžāĻ¤ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to hit sharply, often with a quick and forceful motion
Transitive: to rap sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The parent rapped the counter with a spoon to call the family to dinner.
āĻĒāĻŋāĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĻžāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻā§ āĻ°āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻĄāĻžāĻāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻžāĻŽāĻ āĻĻāĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻžāĻāĻ¨ā§āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻāĻ˛āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž
to talk or chat in a relaxed, informal, and often friendly manner
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
We used to sit on the porch and rap for hours about everything under the sun.
āĻāĻŽāĻ°āĻž āĻŦāĻžāĻ°āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻĻāĻžāĻ¯āĻŧ āĻŦāĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸ā§āĻ°ā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ° āĻ¨āĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŦāĻāĻŋāĻā§ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻžāĻ° āĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻŖā§āĻāĻž āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤āĻžāĻŽāĨ¤
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āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻŦāĻ˛āĻž
to speak or chant rhythmically and in a unique style, often accompanied by music
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She can really rap; her lyrics are powerful and thought-provoking.
āĻ¸ā§ āĻ¸āĻ¤ā§āĻ¯āĻŋāĻ āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒ āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°ā§; āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻĨāĻž āĻļāĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻļāĻžāĻ˛ā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤āĻž-āĻāĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻžāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ āĻā§āĻ āĻā§ āĻāĻ°āĻž, āĻā§āĻāĻž āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻž
to strike something repeatedly against a surface
Complex Transitive: to rap sth on sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The judge rapped his gavel on the bench to restore order in the courtroom.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻ˛āĻ¤ā§ āĻļā§āĻā§āĻāĻ˛āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ¨āĻ°ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻŦā§āĻā§āĻā§ āĻ¤āĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻĄāĻŧāĻŋ āĻŽāĻžāĻ°āĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
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āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒ, āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒ āĻ¸āĻā§āĻā§āĻ¤
a genre of African-American music with a rhythmic speech
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The rap battle showcased the lyrical prowess of the competing artists.
āĻ°ā§āĻ¯āĻžāĻĒ āĻ¯ā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¯ā§āĻā§ āĻļāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻĒā§āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻžāĻā§āĻ¯ āĻĻāĻā§āĻˇāĻ¤āĻž āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻŋāĻ¤ āĻšāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
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a criticism or reprimand for a mistake or wrongdoing
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The manager gave her a rap over the error.
03
a forceful hit or strike
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The mechanic tested the joint with a hard rap.
04
rapid, free-flowing talk
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
His rap kept the audience entertained.
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the light sound produced by a soft blow
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She heard a rap on the door at midnight.
āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻāĻ¤āĻžāĻ¤ā§āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ
rapper
rap
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
