rap (redirected from rapping on the knuckles)

rap ¹  (rp)

v. rapped, rap·ping, raps

v.tr.

1. To hit sharply and swiftly; strike: rapped the table with his fist.

2. To utter sharply: rap out a complaint.

3. To criticize or blame.

v.intr.

To strike a quick light blow: rapped on the door.

n.

1. A quick light blow or knock.

2. A knocking or tapping sound.

3. Slang

a. A reprimand.

b. A sentence to serve time in prison.

4. Slang A negative quality or characteristic associated with a person or an object.

Idioms:

beat the rap Slang

To escape punishment or be acquitted of a charge.

take the rap Slang

To accept punishment or take the blame for an offense or error.

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[Middle English rappen, possibly of imitative origin.]

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rap ²  (rp)

tr.v. rapt or rapped (rpt), rap·ping, raps Archaic

1. past participle rapt To enchant or seize with rapture.

2. To snatch.

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[Back-formation from rapt.]

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rap ³  (rp)

n. Informal

The least bit: I don't give a rap about office politics. I don't care a rap what you do.

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[From obsolete rap, 18th-century Irish counterfeit halfpenny, from Irish Gaelic, alteration (possibly influenced by rap, piece, bit) of ropaire, cutthroat; see rapparee.]

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rap ⁴  (rp)

n.

1. Slang A talk, conversation, or discussion.

2.

a. A form of popular music developed especially in African-American urban communities and characterized by spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics with a strong rhythmic accompaniment.

b. A composition or performance of such music.

intr.v. rapped, rap·ping, raps

1. Slang To discuss freely and at length.

2. To perform rap music.

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[Possibly from rap.]

Our Living Language The culture of hip-hop has been the source of dozens of words and expressions in American English, of which rap is one of the most familiar. The word is probably a development ultimately of rap meaning "to hit." It shows up in the early 1900s in the extended meaning "to express orally," as used by so notable a figure as Winston Churchill in 1933. Over the next few decades it came to mean "to discuss or debate informally," a meaning that was well established in the African-American community by the late 1960s. A decade later the word was applied to an evolving style of music characterized by, among other things, beat-driven rhymes of an often improvisatory nature. The slang that is integral to the lyrics of rap continues to be a source of borrowings into colloquial American English; recent examples include chill, meaning "to calm down," and dis, meaning "to show disrespect to." These are but the latest examples in a long series of such borrowings from Black English stretching back a century or more, many of them directly from popular music lyrics or from musicians' lingo.

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rap¹

vb raps, rapping, rapped

1. to strike (a fist, stick, etc.) against (something) with a sharp quick blow; knock he rapped at the door

2. (intr) to make a sharp loud sound, esp by knocking

3. (tr) to rebuke or criticize sharply

4. (tr; foll by out) to put (forth) in sharp rapid speech; utter in an abrupt fashion to rap out orders

5. (intr) Slang to talk, esp volubly

6. (Music / Pop Music) (intr) to perform a rhythmic monologue with a musical backing

rap over the knuckles to reprimand

n

1. a sharp quick blow or the sound produced by such a blow

2. a sharp rebuke or criticism

3. Slang voluble talk; chatter stop your rap

4. (Music / Pop Music)

a.  a fast, rhythmic monologue over a prerecorded instrumental track

b.  (as modifier) rap music

5. Slang a legal charge or case

beat the rap US and Canadian slang to escape punishment or be acquitted of a crime

take the rap Slang to suffer the consequences of a mistake, misdeed, or crime, whether guilty or not

[probably of Scandinavian origin; compare Swedish rappa to beat]

rapping  n

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rap²

n

(used with a negative) the least amount (esp in the phrase not to care a rap)

[probably from ropaire counterfeit coin formerly current in Ireland]

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rap³

vb & n

Austral informal a variant spelling of wrap [8] [14]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rap - a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap" blame reproach - a mild rebuke or criticism; "words of reproach"
	2.	rap - a gentle blow                         tap, strike blow, bump - an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"
	3.	rap - the sound made by a gentle blow       pat, tap sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them" pitter-patter - a series of rapid tapping sounds; "she missed the pitter-patter of little feet around the house"
	4.	rap - voluble conversation colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech conversation - the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
	5.	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 rap music, hip-hop 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 popular music, popular music genre - any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time)
	6.	rap - the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack" whang, whack, knock, belt blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb	1.	rap - strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles" knap strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" knock - rap with the knuckles; "knock on the door"
	2.	rap - make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently" pink, knock, tap sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	3.	rap - perform rap music music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" perform - give a performance (of something); "Horowitz is performing at Carnegie Hall tonight"; "We performed a popular Gilbert and Sullivan opera"
	4.	rap - talk volubly talk, speak - exchange thoughts; talk with; "We often talk business"; "Actions talk louder than words"

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rap

verb

1. hit, strike, knock, crack, tap A guard raps his stick on a metal hand rail.

2. reprimand, knock (informal), blast, pan (informal), carpet (informal), flame (informal), criticize, censure, scold, tick off (informal), castigate, diss (slang, chiefly U.S.), read the riot act, lambast(e), chew out (U.S. & Canad. informal), give a rocket (Brit. & N.Z. informal) The minister rapped the banks over their treatment of small businesses.

3. (Slang, chiefly U.S.) talk, chat, discourse, converse, shoot the breeze (slang, chiefly U.S.), confabulate Today we are going to rap about relationships.

noun

1. blow, knock, crack, tap, clout (informal) There was a light rap on the door.

2. (Slang) rebuke, sentence, blame, responsibility, punishment, censure, chiding You'll be facing a federal rap for aiding and abetting an escaped convict.

rap someone on the knuckles scold, correct, discipline, censure, berate, castigate, chastise, tell off, upbraid I joined the workers on strike and was rapped over the knuckles.

take the rap take the blame, be blamed, be punished, suffer the consequences, pay for something No one is taking the rap for what happened.

Translations

rap [ræp]

A. N

1. → golpecito m, golpe m seco
there was a rap at the door → llamaron(suavemente)a la puerta
to give sb a rap on or over the knuckles (lit) → dar a algn en los nudillos (fig) → echar un rapapolvo a algn

2. (= blame) to take the rap → pagar los platos rotos
to take the rap for sth → cargar con la culpa de algo

3. (esp US) (= charge) → acusación f
murder rap → acusación f de homicidio
to beat the rap → (lograr)ser absuelto

4. (Mus) → rap m

5. (esp US) to have a rap with sb → charlar con algn

B. VT → golpetear, dar un golpecito en
to rap sb's knuckles; rap sb on the knuckles (lit) → dar a algn en los nudillos (fig) → echar un rapapolvo a algn

C. VI

1. (= knock) to rap at the door → llamar a la puerta

2. (US) (= chat) → charlar

3. (Mus) → hacer rap

rap out VT + ADV [+ order] → espetar

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rap [ˈræp]

n

(= quick knock) → petit coup m
There was a rap on the door → On frappa un petit coup à la porte.

(= punishment, criticism) to give sb a rap on the knuckles (fig) (= telling off) → taper sur les doigts de qn
to get a rap on the knuckles (fig) (= telling off) → se faire taper sur les doigts
The remark earned him a rap on the knuckles → La remarque lui a valu de se faire taper sur les doigts.

(= blame) to take the rap → payer les pots cassés
to take the rap for sth → trinquer > pour qch

(MUSIC) → rap m

not to care a rap for sb → n'avoir rien à faire de qn
She didn't care a rap for us → Elle n'en avait rien à faire de nous.

(US) (= criminal charge) → inculpation f
a murder rap → une inculpation pour meurtre
to beat the rap → sortir blanchi(e)

(mainly US) (= reputation) to get a bad rap, to get a bum rap → avoir mauvaise presse

modif (MUSIC) [group, trio, singer, album] → de rap; [star, scene] → du rap; [version] → rap
rap song → chanson f rap rap artist

vt

(= strike) [+ door, table] → frapper à coups redoublés sur
to rap sth on sth → donner une série de coups sur qch avec qch
to rap sb's knuckles, to rap sb on the knuckles (= tell off) → taper sur les doigts de qn
She had her knuckles rapped for doing this → Elle s'est fait taper sur les doigts pour avoir fait ça.

(= rebuke) → critiquer
to rap sb for sth → critiquer qn pour qch

vi

(MUSIC) → rapper
to rap about sth → rapper sur qch

(US) (= chat) → faire un brin de causette

rap on

vt fus [door, window, table] → frapper à coups redoublés sur
rap artist n → rappeur/euse m/f

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rap¹

n (= noise, blow) → Klopfen nt no pl; there was a rap at or on the door → es hat geklopft; to give somebody a rap on the knuckles (lit, fig) → jdm auf die Finger klopfen; he got a rap on the knuckles for that (lit, fig) → dafür hat er eins auf die Finger bekommen (inf); to take the rap (inf) → die Schuld zugeschoben kriegen (inf); to take the rap for somebody (inf) → für jdn den Kopf hinhalten (inf); I don’t care a rap (inf) → das ist mir piepe (inf); to beat the rap (US inf) → (von der Anklage) freigesprochen werden

vt

table → klopfen auf (+acc); window → klopfen an (+acc); to rap somebody’s knuckles, to rap somebody over the knuckles (lit, fig) → jdm auf die Finger klopfen

(= criticize) → kritisieren

vi → klopfen; to rap at or on the door/window → an die Tür/ans Fenster klopfen

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rap² (Mus)

n → Rap m

vi → rappen

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rap [ræp]

1. n

a. (noise) → colpetti mpl; (at the door) → bussata
there was a rap at the door → hanno bussato con un colpo secco alla porta
to take the rap (fam) → pagare di persona

b. (Mus) → rap m

2. vt (window) → dare dei colpetti su; (door) → bussare a
to rap sb's knuckles → dare un colpo secco sulle nocche di qn (fig) → dare una tirata d'orecchi a qn

3. vi

a. to rap (at) (see vt) → dare dei colpetti (su), bussare (a)

b. (Am) (fam) (talk) → chiacchierare

rap out vt + adv (order) → dire bruscamente

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rap [ræp]

1. n

a. (noise) → colpetti mpl; (at the door) → bussata
there was a rap at the door → hanno bussato con un colpo secco alla porta
to take the rap (fam) → pagare di persona

b. (Mus) → rap m

2. vt (window) → dare dei colpetti su; (door) → bussare a
to rap sb's knuckles → dare un colpo secco sulle nocche di qn (fig) → dare una tirata d'orecchi a qn

3. vi

a. to rap (at) (see vt) → dare dei colpetti (su), bussare (a)

b. (Am) (fam) (talk) → chiacchierare

rap out vt + adv (order) → dire bruscamente

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rap

n rap [rӕp]

a quick, brief knock or tap He heard a rap on the door. klop طَرْقَه، نَقْرَه удар zaklepání bank das Klopfen απότομο χτύπημα golpe seco koputus ضربه تند و کوتاه koputus coup sec דְפִיקָה קָלָה मुक्का kucanje koppintás ketukan létt högg, bank colpo, colpetto コツコツ 가볍게 두드리기 belstelėjimas klauvējiens ketukan dengan cepat klop slag, rapp puknięcie pancada lovitură uşoară лёгкий удар;негромкий стук klepanie lahen udarec brz udarac knackning เสียงเคาะถี่ ๆ hafif bir vuruş 急拍，輕敲 легкий удар دستک tiếng gõ 急拍（声），轻敲

v – past 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. klop, kap يَنْقُر، يَدُقُّ почуквам klepnout, zaklepat smække; banke klopfen χτυπώ απότομα, ραπίζω dar un golpe seco lööma, koputama ضربه زدن؛ تند ضربه زدن koputtaa taper sur לִדפוֹק קָלוֹת धौल मारना udariti po nečem rákoppint (vmire) memukul, mengetuk banka, slá létt í colpire, battere コツコツたたく 가볍게 두드리다 suduoti, pabelsti uzsist; pieklauvēt ketuk dengan cepat tikken slå, banke uderzyć, stukać bater a lovi, a ciocăni слегка ударять; постукивать klepnúť, zaklepať lahno udariti lupnuti slå till, knacka เคาะถี่ ๆ hafifçe vurmak 急拍或敲 стукати; злегка бити ہلکی ضرب لگانا gõ 叩击

rap out

to say quickly He rapped out his orders. vinnig praat يَقولُ بِسُرْعَه изричам бързо vyštěknout udstøde bellen λέω κοφτά lanzar välja pahvatama با لحن تند دستور دادن tiuskia lancer לְסַכֵּם तेजी से कहना izgovoriti kibök memberondongkan ryðja út úr sér dare, lanciare 早口で言う 내뱉듯이 말하다 išdrožti, išbarbenti izkliegt rap blaffen støte fram, slynge ut wyrzucić z siebie comunicar a spune rapid говорить отрывисто vyšteknúť, vyhúknuť zdrdrati brzo reći utslunga, utstöta พูดโพล่ง çabucak söylemek 很快說出 вигукувати تیزی سے بولنا nói nhanh 迅速说出