rap
n 1: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for
it"; "it was a bum rap" [syn: {blame}]
2: a gentle blow [syn: {strike}, {tap}]
3: the sound made by a gentle blow [syn: {pat}, {tap}]
4: (informal) voluble conversation
5: a form of vocal music in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to
a musical accompaniment [syn: {rap music}]
6: the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
[syn: {knock}, {belt}, {whack}, {whang}]
v 1: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" [syn: {knap}]
2: make light, repeated taps on a surface [syn: {tap}, {knock},
{pink}]
3: perform rap music
4: talk volubly