Толковый словарь английского языка - rap

I. noun Etymology: Middle English ~pe Date: 14th century a sharp blow or knock, 2. a sharp rebuke or criticism, a negative and often undeserved reputation or charge, 3. the responsibility for or adverse consequences of an action , a criminal charge, a prison sentence, II. verb (~ped; ~ping) Date: 14th century transitive verb to strike with a sharp blow, to utter suddenly and forcibly, to cause to be or come by ~s , to criticize sharply, intransitive verb to strike a quick sharp blow, to make a short sharp sound, III. transitive verb (~ped; also ~t; ~ping) Etymology: back-formation from ~t Date: 1599 to snatch away or upward, en~ture, IV. noun Etymology: perhaps from 1~ Date: 1834 a minimum amount or degree (as of care or consideration) ; the least bit , V. intransitive verb (~ped; ~ping) Etymology: perhaps from 1~ Date: 1929 to talk freely and frankly, to perform ~ music, VI. noun Date: 1967 talk, conversation, 2. a rhythmic chanting often in unison of usually rhymed couplets to a musical accompaniment, a piece so performed