to rap
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3.7
- verb
- /ræp/
:
golpear
- Go over and rap on Annie Pritchett's door.
And 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
∞
1.0
To strike someone or something with force
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1.0
To hit a surface to make a short sound to get attention
553
2.4
To hit someone or something with force
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1.0
Hit quickly with the flat part of the hand
318
1.0
To hit or close something suddenly and loudly
174
1.0
To touch or hit something lightly to get attention
164
3.5
To hit someone or something with an open hand
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3.4
To hit someone or something quickly and lightly
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8.0
To hit something hard with a flat object so it makes a loud sound
1
6.1
To hit someone quickly in a light, playful way
1
8.9
Hit someone or something quickly and hard
To hit something quickly with a short, sharp blow
To hit something lightly and make a soft sound
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.