Definition of Rap 1. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed Noun 2. A gentle blow Noun 3. The sound made by a gentle blow Noun 4. Voluble conversation Noun 5. Genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged Noun 6. The act of hitting vigorously Noun 7. Strike sharply Verb 8. Make light, repeated taps on a surface Verb 9. Perform rap music Verb 10. Talk volubly Verb Morphology of "rap" Synonyms for word "rap" Semanticaly linked words with "rap" Hyponims for word "rap" etymology antirap etymology rapcore etymology raplike etymology rapmeister etymology rapophile etymology rappage etymology rap [Finnish] etymology rappa [Icelandic] etymology rap [Dutch, Flemish] etymologically related rap music etymological origin of rap etymological origin of rappen is derived from beat the rap is derived from bum rap is derived from rap music is derived from rap on is derived from rap song is derived from rapped is derived from rapper is derived from rapping is derived from raps is derived from take the rap