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noun, verb   BrE /ræp/￼NAmE /ræp/￼noun1 [countable] a quick sharp hit or knock￼There was a sharp rap on the door.2 [uncountable] a type of popular music with a fast strong rhythm and words which are spoken fast, not sung￼a rap song/artist3 [countable] a rap song4 [countable] (NAmE, informal) a criminal conviction(= the fact of being found guilty of a crime)￼a police rap sheet (= a record of the crimes sb has committed)5 [singular] (NAmE, informal) an unfair judgement on sth or sb￼He denounced the criticisms as ‘just one bum rapafter another.’￼ Wolves get a bad rap, says a woman who owns three.￼(give sb/get) a rap on/over/across the ˈknuckles(informal) (to give sb/receive) strong criticism for sth￼We got a rap over the knuckles for being late.take the ˈrap (for sb/sth) (informal) to be blamed or punished, especially for sth you have not done￼ take the blame￼She was prepared to take the rap for the shoplifting, though it had been her sister's idea.￼ more at beat the rap at beat v.verb(-pp-)1 [intransitive, transitive] to hit a hard object or surface several times quickly, making a noise￼(+ adv./prep.)She rapped angrily on the door.￼~ sth (+ adv./prep.) He rapped the table with his pen.2 [transitive] ~ sth (out)| + speech to say sth suddenly and quickly in a loud, angry way￼He walked through the store, rapping out orders to his staff.3 [transitive] ~ sb/sth (for sth/for doing sth) (used mainly in newspapers) to criticize sb severely, usually publicly￼Some of the teachers were rapped for poor performance.4 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (music) to say the words of a rap￼ see also rapper￼ˌrap sb on/over the ˈknuckles| rap sb's ˈknuckles   to criticize sb for sth￼The company was rapped over the knuckles for broadcasting the interview.

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