Who is that rapping at my door?
•Someone is rapping at the window, trying to get my attention.
•I will rap on her window and try to wake her.
Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
take the rap (for something) — informal phrase to be blamed or punished, especially for something that you did not do There’s no way I’m taking the rap for his mistakes. Thesaurus: to be punishedsynonym punishment of being legally killedhyponym … Useful english dictionary
take the rap for something — take the rap (for (something)) to be blamed or punished unfairly for something you have not done. Reublinger has often taken the rap for bad decisions made by his boss … New idioms dictionary
take the rap (for something) — tv. to take the blame for something. (Originally underworld. See also rap.) □ I didn’t want to take the rap for the job, but, after all, I was guilty. □ I threw the rock, but John took the rap … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rap — [[t]ræ̱p[/t]] raps, rapping, rapped 1) N UNCOUNT: oft N n Rap is a type of music in which the words are not sung but are spoken in a rapid, rhythmic way. For some people, rap the music of the hip hop generation is just so much noise... Her… … English dictionary
rap — rap1 [ ræp ] noun 1. ) uncount a way of talking using RHYTHM and RHYME, usually over a strong musical beat: a leading rap artist a ) any type of music using rap, especially styles of HIP HOP => RAPPER 2. ) count a quick hard hit, or the sound… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rap — rap1 [ræp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(music)¦ 2¦(knock)¦ 3¦(crime)¦ 4 take the rap (for something) 5 beat the rap 6 a rap on/over the knuckles 7 a bum/bad rap ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from repartee] [Sense: 2 7; … Dictionary of contemporary English
rap — I UK [ræp] / US noun Word forms rap : singular rap plural raps 1) [countable] a quick hard hit, or the sound of this There was a rap at the door. 2) a) [uncountable] music a way of talking using rhythm and rhyme, usually over a strong musical… … English dictionary
rap — 1. in. to talk or chat about something. □ Something wrong? Let’s rap about it. D The kids sat down and rapped for an hour or so. 2. n. a conversation; a chat. □ How about a rap? □ Let’s have a rap sometime … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
rap out — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rap out : present tense I/you/we/they rap out he/she/it raps out present participle rapping out past tense rapped out past participle rapped out literary rap out something to say something loudly and quickly… … English dictionary
Rap — or RAP may refer to: *Rapping, genre of poetry and music in which rhyming lyrics are chanted, with or without musical accompaniment *Hip hop music, also known as rap music *A sharp blow with something hard, e.g. a rap across the knuckles *The… … Wikipedia
Rap-a-Lot Records — Founded 1986 Founder James Prince Distributor(s) Fontana Distribution Genre … Wikipedia
