rap in WordNet English dictionary

1. the act of hitting vigorously
   "he gave the table a whack"
   knock  belt  rap  whack  whang 
   
2. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
   "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
   blame  rap 
   
3. 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
   rap  rap music  hip-hop 
   
4. the sound made by a gentle blow
   pat  rap  tap 
   
5. voluble conversation
   rap 
   
6. a gentle blow
   rap  strike  tap 
   

1. strike sharply
   "rap him on the knuckles"
   rap  knap 
   
2. make light, repeated taps on a surface
   "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"
   tap  rap  knock  pink 
   
3. talk volubly
   rap 
   
4. perform rap music
   rap