Noun
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the act of hitting vigorously
"he gave the table a whack"
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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 -
voluble conversation
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the sound made by a gentle blow
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a gentle blow
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a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
"he took the blame for it"
"it was a bum rap"
Verb
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talk volubly
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perform rap music
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make light, repeated taps on a surface
"he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
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strike sharply
"rap him on the knuckles"