German

Noun

Rap m ‎(genitive Raps, plural Raps)

1. (uncountable) rap, rap music (music style)
2. (countable) rap (song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music)

Related terms

• rappen
• Rapper

English

Noun

rap ‎(countable and uncountable, plural raps)

1. (countable) A sharp blow with something hard.

   The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler.

   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter II,

     He walked softly up the sanded path, tiptoed up the steps and across the piazza, and rapped at the front door, not too loudly, lest this too might attract the attention of the man across the street. There was no response to his rap. He put his ear to the door and heard voices within, and the muffled sound of footsteps. After a moment he rapped again, a little louder than before.

2. (uncountable) Blame (for something), whether or not it results in a conviction.

   You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.

3. (informal) A casual talk
4. (music, uncountable) Rap music.
5. A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.

Synonyms

• (blame): fall

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English rappen, of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish rappa ‎(“to strike, beat, rap”), German rappeln ‎(“to rattle”).

Verb

rap ‎(third-person singular simple present raps, present participle rapping, simple past and past participle rapped)

1. (intransitive) To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.
   • 1845, Edgar Allan Poe, "The Raven":

     Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, ¶ Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, ¶ While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, ¶ As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. ¶ "'Tis some visitor", I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door — ¶ Only this, and nothing more."

   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter II,

     He walked softly up the sanded path, tiptoed up the steps and across the piazza, and rapped at the front door, not too loudly, lest this too might attract the attention of the man across the street. There was no response to his rap. He put his ear to the door and heard voices within, and the muffled sound of footsteps. After a moment he rapped again, a little louder than before.

2. (transitive, dated) To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.
   • Prior

     With one great peal they rap the door.

3. (metalworking) To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
4. (transitive, intransitive) To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.

   He started to rap after listening to the Beastie Boys

   He rapped a song to his girlfriend.

   • 2012 April 19, Josh Halliday, “Free speech haven or lawless cesspool – can the internet be civilised?”, in the Guardian:

     But the purported rise in violent videos online has led some MPs to campaign for courts to have more power to remove or block material on YouTube. The Labour MP Heidi Alexander said she was appalled after a constituent was robbed at knifepoint, and the attackers could be found brandishing weapons and rapping about gang violence online.

5. (informal, intransitive) To talk casually.

Synonyms

• (strike something sharply with one's knuckles): knock, noogie

Derived terms

• rap on
• rapper

Translations

See also

• emcee
• hip-hop

Etymology 3

Uncertain.

Noun

rap ‎(plural raps)

1. A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)

Etymology 4

Perhaps contracted from rapparee.

Noun

rap ‎(plural raps)

1. Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.
   • Jonathan Swift

     Many counterfeits passed about under the name of raps.

   • Mrs. Alexander

     Tie it [her money] up so tight that you can't touch a rap, save with her consent.

2. A whit; a jot.

   I don't care a rap.

   That's not worth a rap.

Anagrams

• APR, Apr., apr, ARP, arp, PAR, Par, par

Danish

Etymology 1

Interjection

rap

1. quack (imitating the sound of a duck

Etymology 2

Noun

rap n ‎(indefinite plural rap)

1. a strike intended to motivate someone to do something (e.g. for punishment or to spur on an animal)
   • 2008, Bitten Clausen - historier fra et liv, Gyldendal A/S (ISBN 9788702065138), page 14

     Hvis man ikke kunne sit stof, fik man et rap med stokken.

     If one did not know the material, one was given a strike with the cane.

   • 1841, Frederik Barfod, Brage og idun: et nordisk fjærdingårsskrift, page 346

     Skriftefaderen giver den Skriftende et Par Rap med sin Stok for hans Synders Skyld.

     The confessor gives the confessing one a couple of strikes with his cane for the sake of his sins.

   • 2016, Orla Narvedsen, Kaptajnens Åse, Lindhardt og Ringhof (ISBN 9788711510353)

     Kusken svarede med et Grynt, tog Pisken og gav Hestene et Par Rap af den.

     The coachdriver replied with a grunt, seized the whip and gave the horses a couple of strikes with it.

Etymology 3

Adjective

rap ‎(neuter rapt, e-form rappe, comparative rappere, superlative (predicative) rappest, superlative (attributive) rappeste)

1. quick, rapid
   • 2010, Jette A. Kaarsbøl, Din næstes hus: roman, Gyldendal A/S (ISBN 9788702100822), page 332

     Et øjeblik stod jeg og ledte efter et rapt svar.

     For a moment, I stood searching for a quick reply.

   • 2016, Kåre Johannessen, Kejserhøgen, Lindhardt og Ringhof (ISBN 9788711460689)

     “Motorcykler, der kan man bare se. Det er ellers nogle rappe maskiner. Har du kørt selv?“

     “Motor bikes, will you look at that. Those are indeed some fast machines. Have you driven them yourself?“

   • 2016, Kenneth Bøgh Andersen, Himmelherren, Rosinante & Co (ISBN 9788763845724)

     Han var også tyveknægten, der ikke ejede andet end en skarpsleben lommekniv, nogle rappe fingre, en god portion vovemod og et frækt sindelag.

     He was also the thief-boy, who owned nothing but a sharply-ground pocket-knife, some quick fingers, a large portion of daring and a mischievous disposition.

Inflection

Etymology 4

Non-lemma forms.

Verb

rap

1. imperative of rappe

Etymology 5

Verb

rap

1. imperative of rappe

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rap, probably derived from rapen (Dutch rapen) which originally also meant "to make haste"; compare reppen and also Old Norse hrapa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɑp/
• Rhymes: -ɑp

Adjective

rap ‎(comparative rapper, superlative rapst)

1. quick, fast

   Kom eens heel rap hier!

   Get over here real fast!

Inflection

Synonyms

• snel
• vlug
• gezwind

Etymology 2

From English rap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛp/ (Netherlands), IPA^(key): /rɑp/ (Belgium) or as in English
• Rhymes: -ɛp (Netherlands), Rhymes: -ɑp (Belgium)

Noun

rap m ‎(uncountable)

1. rap music

Derived terms

• rapmuziek
• rappen

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowing from English rap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑp/
• IPA^(key): /ˈræp/

Noun

rap

1. rap, rap music

Declension

Usage notes

As the word "rap" doesn't sit well in Finnish grammatic structure, the term räppi is widely used. Also the compound form rap-musiikki is quite common.

Synonyms

• räppi

Related terms

• räpätä
• räppäri

French

Etymology

From English

Noun

rap m ‎(uncountable)

1. rap; rap music

Anagrams

• par

Lojban

Rafsi

rap

1. rafsi of rapli.

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

rap n ‎(definite singular rapet, indefinite plural rap, definite plural rapa or rapene)

1. (a) burp, belch

Related terms

• rape

Verb

rap

1. imperative of rape

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raipaz, *raipą ‎(“rope, cord, band, ringlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *roypnós ‎(“strap, band, rope”). Compare Old Frisian rāp (West Frisian reap), Old Dutch reip, rēp (Dutch reep), Old High German reif (German Reif).

Noun

rāp m

1. rope

Descendants

• Middle English: rape, rope
  • English: rope
  • Old French: rap (borrowed)

Old French

Etymology 1

Deverbal of Latin rapiō.

Noun

rap m ‎(oblique plural ras, nominative singular ras, nominative plural rap) (Anglo-Norman)

1. violent seizure
2. abduction
3. rape (unlawful sexual penetration)

Descendants

• English: rape

Etymology 2

Borrowing from Middle English rape.

Noun

rap m ‎(oblique plural ras, nominative singular ras, nominative plural rap) (Anglo-Norman)

1. rope

References

• rap on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Portuguese

Noun

rap m (plural raps)

1. rap music (music genre)

Synonyms

• hip hop

Spanish

Noun

rap m ‎(plural raps)

1. rap (music genre)

Swedish

Etymology 1

Backformation of rapa ‎(“to belch”), from Old Swedish rapa. Cognate with Norwegian rape ‎(“to belch”).

Noun

rap c

1. belch

Declension

See also

• rapa

Etymology 2

From English rap.

Noun

rap c

1. (uncountable) rap music

Declension