to rap
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3.7
- verb
- /ræp/
- Go over and rap on Annie Pritchett's door.
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Watch on YouTubeAnd this PhD psychologist, you know, raps on the door, they open it up.
- And this PhD psychologist, you know, raps on the door, they open it up.
Examples
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If you want out sooner, just rap on the door.
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I have a window around the rear, you just come by and rap it a little, lightly.
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You were free to rap on the table.
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Change your mind, just rap on the door.
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Now, listen, Earl, when I rap three times, that means the coast is clear.
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Rap on a table, it's time to respond.
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Rap on the door.
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On the stairs, he raps the bannisters lightly with his knuckles.
Fiction book (2001) -
A well-dressed man checks from beneath his sunglasses to see if nobody's watching and raps on the door.
Fiction book (1994) -
Please rap on the table to get everyone's attention.
Synonyms
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1.0
To strike someone or something with force
508
2.4
To hit someone or something with force
472
1.0
Hit quickly with the flat part of the hand
456
1.0
To hit a surface to make a short sound to get attention
307
1.0
To hit or close something suddenly and loudly
183
3.5
To hit someone or something with an open hand
100
3.4
To hit someone or something quickly and lightly
98
1.0
To touch or hit something lightly to get attention
11
6.1
To hit someone quickly in a light, playful way
3
8.9
Hit someone or something quickly and hard
3
8.0
To hit something hard with a flat object so it makes a loud sound
1
9.9
To hit something lightly and make a soft sound
To hit something quickly with a short, sharp blow
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
1
7.0
An informal musical gathering where rappers perform and freestyle over beats
How Hard
Surface Forms
Etymology
Rap meaning to strike quickly comes from the same sound 'rap' for a quick hit, so to rap something is to hit it with a short, sharp blow.