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Rap (noun)
A sharp blow with something hard.
“The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler.”
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Rap (noun)
Blame (for something), whether or not it results in a conviction.
“You can’t act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.”
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Rap (noun)
A casual talk
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Rap (noun)
Rap music.
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Rap (noun)
A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
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Rap (noun)
A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.
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Rap (noun)
Any of the trifling value.
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Rap (noun)
A whit; a jot.
“I don’t care a rap.”
“That’s not worth a rap.”
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Rap (verb)
To strike something sharply with one’s knuckles; knock.
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Rap (verb)
To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.
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Rap (verb)
To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
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Rap (verb)
To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.
“He started to rap after listening to the Beastie Boys”
“He rapped a song to his girlfriend.””
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Rap (verb)
To talk casually.
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Wrap (verb)
To enclose (an object) completely in any flexible, thin material such as fabric or paper.
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Wrap (verb)
To enclose or coil around an object or organism, as a form of grasping.
“A snake wraps itself around its prey.”
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Wrap (verb)
To conceal by enveloping or enfolding; to hide.
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Wrap (verb)
To finish shooting (filming) a video, television show, or movie.
“To avoid going over budget, let’s make sure we wrap by ten. (compare wrap up 2)”
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Wrap (verb)
To break a continuous line (of text) onto the next line
“I wrapped the text so that I wouldn’t need to scroll to the right to read it.”
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Wrap (verb)
To make functionality available through a software wrapper.
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Wrap (verb)
To (cause to) reset to an original value after passing a maximum.
“The row counter wraps back to zero when no more rows can be inserted.”
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Wrap (noun)
A garment that one wraps around the body to keep oneself warm.
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Wrap (noun)
A type of food consisting of various ingredients wrapped in a tortilla or pancake.
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Wrap (noun)
The completion of all or a major part of a performance.
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Wrap (noun)
A wraparound mortgage.
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Rap (verb)
strike (a hard surface) with a series of rapid audible blows, especially in order to attract attention
“he stood up and rapped the table”
“she rapped on the window”
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Rap (verb)
strike (something) several times against a hard surface
“she rapped her stick on the floor”
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Rap (verb)
strike sharply with a stick or similar implement
“she rapped my fingers with a ruler”
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Rap (verb)
criticize severely
“certain banks are to be rapped for delaying interest rate cuts”
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Rap (verb)
say sharply or suddenly
“the ambassador rapped out an order”
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Rap (verb)
talk or chat in an easy and familiar manner
“we could be here all night rapping about spiritualism”
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Rap (verb)
perform rap music
“he raps under the name of Mr T”
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Rap (noun)
a quick, sharp knock or blow
“there was a confident rap at the door”
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Rap (noun)
a sharp criticism
“social services were smarting from an Ombudsman’s rap”
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Rap (noun)
a type of popular music of US black origin in which words are recited rapidly and rhythmically over an instrumental backing
“rap artists”
“the label specializes in rap and modern soul”
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Rap (noun)
a piece of rap, or the words themselves
“the track’s a surprisingly lyrical rap”
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Rap (noun)
a lengthy or impromptu conversation
“dropping in after work for a rap over a beer”
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Rap (noun)
a criminal charge, especially of a specified kind
“he’s just been acquitted on a murder rap”
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Rap (noun)
a person’s reputation, typically a bad one
“why should drag queens get a bad rap?”
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Rap (noun)
the smallest amount (used for emphasis)
“he doesn’t care a rap whether it’s true or not”
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Wrap (verb)
cover or enclose in paper or soft material
“Leonora wrapped herself in a large white bath towel”
“he wrapped up the Christmas presents”
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Wrap (verb)
arrange paper or soft material round (someone or something), typically as a covering or for warmth or protection
“wrap the bandage around the injured limb”
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Wrap (verb)
place an arm, finger, or leg round
“he wrapped an arm around her waist”
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Wrap (verb)
clasp; embrace
“she wrapped him in her arms”
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Wrap (verb)
crash a vehicle into (a stationary object)
“Richard wrapped his car around a telegraph pole”
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Wrap (verb)
cause (a word or unit of text) to be carried over to a new line automatically as the margin is reached, or to fit around embedded features such as pictures
“words are wrapped to the next line if they are too long”
“the program can automatically wrap text around irregularly shaped graphics”
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Wrap (verb)
(of a word or unit of text) be carried over automatically as the margin is reached
“the text in the document wraps around the image”
“when you type, the text wraps to the next line”
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Wrap (verb)
finish filming or recording
“we wrapped on schedule three days later”
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Wrap (noun)
a loose outer garment or piece of material
“beach wraps”
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Wrap (noun)
(of a garment) having one part overlapping another; wrap-around
“a wrap skirt”
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Wrap (noun)
paper or soft material used for wrapping
“plastic food wrap”
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Wrap (noun)
a veil of secrecy maintained about something, especially a new project
“details of the police operation are being kept under wraps”
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Wrap (noun)
a small packet of a powdered illegal drug
“a £5 wrap of speed”
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Wrap (noun)
the end of a session of filming or recording
“right, it’s a wrap”
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Wrap (noun)
a tortilla wrapped around a cold filling, eaten as a sandwich.