rap out

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rap 1

verb
1. To make a noise by striking:
2. To criticize for a fault or an offense:
Informal: bawl out, lambaste.
Slang: chew out.
Idioms: bring to task, call on the carpet, haul over the coals, let someone have it.
3. To find fault with:
Informal: cut up, pan.
Slang: knock.
phrasal verb
rap out
To speak suddenly or sharply, as from surprise or emotion:
noun
1. The sound made by a light blow:
2. Slang. Words expressive of strong disapproval:
3. Slang. A judicial decision, especially one setting the punishment to be inflicted on a convicted person:
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Translations
يَقولُ بِسُرْعَه
vyštěknout
udstøde
bellen
kibök
ryîja út úr sér
støte fram
çabucak söylemek
迅速说出

w>rap out

vt sep
(= say curtly) oath, orderausstoßen
(Spiritualism) messageklopfen
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rap

(rӕp) noun
a quick, brief knock or tap. He heard a rap on the door.
verbpast tense, past participle rapped
to hit or knock quickly and briefly. The teacher rapped the child's fingers with a ruler; He rapped on the table and called for silence.
rap out
to say quickly. He rapped out his orders.
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"We want to bring rap out of the ghetto," says Will Smith (a.k.a the Fresh Prince).
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