rap

/ɹæp/
nounverb

A sharp blow with something hard.

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A sharp blow with something hard.

  2. A casual talk.

  3. Rap music.

    “They like listening to rap.”

  4. A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.

Verb 4 meanings

  1. To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.

  2. To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.

  3. To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.

  4. To utter quickly and sharply.

    “The sergeant rapped out a word of command to the troops.”

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

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RAP at a glance

RAP has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (R 1 + A 1 + P 3) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,810 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with rap

All rhymes
  • CRAP8
  • TRAP6
  • WRAP9
  • SCRAP9
  • STRAP7
  • BOOTSTRAP13
  • UNWRAP11
  • ENTRAP8
  • MOUSETRAP13
  • CLAPTRAP14
  • FRAP9
  • JOCKSTRAP24

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