| VERB | contact | rap, knap | strike sharply |
|---|---|---|---|
| perception | rap, tap, knock, pink | make light, repeated taps on a surface | |
| creation | rap | perform rap music | |
| communication | rap | talk / talk volubly | |
| NOUN | communication | rap, blame | a reproach for some lapse or misdeed |
| event | rap, strike, tap | a gentle blow | |
| event | rap, pat, tap | the sound made by a gentle blow | |
| communication | rap | voluble conversation | |
| communication | rap, rap music, hip-hop | genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment | |
| act | rap, knock, belt, whack, whang | the act of hitting vigorously |
| Sounds | rae'p | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep... | |
| Meaning | A reproach for some lapse or misdeed. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "it was a bum rap" | |
| Synonym | blame | |
| Broader | reproach | A mild rebuke or criticism |
| Spanish | acusación falsa, acusación, culpa | |
| Catalan | acusació, culpa | |
| Meaning | A gentle blow. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | strike, tap | |
| Broader | blow, bump | An impact (as from a collision) |
| Spanish | golpecito | |
| Catalan | cop | |
| Verbs | rap | strike sharply |
| rap | make light, repeated taps on a surface | |
| Meaning | The sound made by a gentle blow. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | pat, tap | |
| Narrower | pitter-patter | A series of rapid tapping sounds |
| Broader | sound | The sudden occurrence of an audible event |
| Spanish | golpecito, palmadita, rap | |
| Catalan | copet, rap | |
| Meaning | voluble conversation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | conversation | The use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc. |
| Usage of | colloquialism | A colloquial expression |
| Spanish | charla inconsistente | |
| Verbs | rap | talk / talk volubly |
| Meaning | 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. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | rap music, hip-hop | |
| Broader | black music, African-American music | music created by African-American musicians |
| popular music, popular music genre | Any genre of music having wide appeal (but usually only for a short time) | |
| Spanish | rap | |
| Catalan | rap | |
| Verbs | rap | perform rap music |
| Meaning | The act of hitting vigorously. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | knock, belt, whack, whang | |
| Broader | blow | A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon |
| Spanish | castañazo, cate, golpe, leñazo, porrazo, tortazo, trastazo | |
| Catalan | batzacada, batzac, cop, patacada, patac, trompada | |
| Verbs | rap | strike sharply |
| Meaning | strike sharply. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s something PP; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Example | "rap him on the knuckles" | |
| Synonym | knap | |
| Narrower | knock | rap with the knuckles |
| Broader | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
| Spanish | cascar, pegar | |
| Nouns | rap | the act of hitting vigorously |
| rap | a gentle blow | |
| Meaning | make light, repeated taps on a surface. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | tap, knock, pink | |
| Broader | sound, go | make a certain noise or sound |
| Spanish | aporrear, golpear, golpetear | |
| Catalan | bastonejar, copejar, pegar, tustar | |
| Nouns | rap | a gentle blow |
| Meaning | Perform rap music. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Category | music | musical activity (singing / singing / singing or whistling etc.) |
| Broader | perform | Give a performance (of something) |
| Nouns | rap | genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment |
| Meaning | talk / talk volubly. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Model | Sam and Sue rap | |
| Broader | talk, speak | Exchange thoughts |
| Spanish | charlar | |
| Nouns | rap | voluble conversation |
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