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# rap

«rap» in Mova's school dictionary: **a kind of music where words are spoken quickly in rhythm…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (rap, uncountable — music; a rap, raps); verb (rap, raps, rapped, rapping)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Rap is a kind of music where words are spoken quickly in rhythm over a beat, instead of being sung. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#m1)

2) (verb) To rap means to perform this kind of music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#m2)

3) A rap is a quick, sharp knock or hit, as in «a rap on the door». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#m3)

4) (verb) To rap means to knock or hit quickly and sharply. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#m4)

5) (informal) «A rap on the knuckles» is a mild telling-off; «take the rap» means to take the blame or punishment, often for someone else. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#m5)

6) (US, informal) A rap sheet is a police record of crimes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#m6)

7) To rap out words means to say them suddenly and sharply. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

In music and English lessons, rap shows rhyme, rhythm and wordplay; pupils may write their own raps about a topic. In stories, «a rap at the door» announces a visitor. In everyday talk, «he took the rap for his brother» means he got the blame. Phrases: «rap music», «a rap at the door», «take the rap», «a bad rap» (a bad reputation, often unfair).

### examples

- We wrote a rap about the times tables. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#x1)
- There was a sharp rap at the window. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#x2)
- The teacher rapped on the desk for silence. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#x3)
- My brother loves rap music. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#x4)
- I took the rap for breaking the vase, but it was the dog. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#x5)
- Spiders get a bad rap, but most are harmless. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#x6)
- She can rap really fast without missing a word. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#x7)
- “Hold your tongue, John,” his father rapped out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/#x8)

### note

Verb doubles the p: rapped, rapping. Homophone trap: «wrap» (cover with paper) sounds the same as «rap» (knock or music). Rap music is uncountable; one song is «a rap».

### In the corpora

- [Rap uses rhythm, rhyme and wordplay, so it is a kind of poetry.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/45-poetry-rhyme-and-rhythm/14/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «rap» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rap/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.