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rap - a gentle blow |
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strike,
tap |
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bump,
blow a lump on the body caused by a blow
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rap - genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged |
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popular music,
popular music genre any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
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african-american music,
black music music created by African-American musicians; early forms were songs that had a melodic line and a strong rhythmic beat with repeated choruses
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rap - voluble conversation |
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conversation the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
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colloquialism a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
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verb |
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rap - strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" |
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knap |
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strike cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp; "strike an arc"
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knock find fault with; express criticism of; point out real or perceived flaws; "The paper criticized the new movie"; "Don't knock the food--it's free"
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rap - perform rap music |
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perform carry out or perform an action; "John did the painting, the weeding, and he cleaned out the gutters"; "the skater executed a triple pirouette"; "she did a little dance"
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music musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest"
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rap - talk volubly |
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speak,
talk use language; "the baby talks already"; "the prisoner won't speak"; "they speak a strange dialect"
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