rap

Definitions

General English

• noun a form of African Caribbean music where the singer speaks words quickly over a strong beat, improvising as he or she goes along

Law

• noun a criminal charge brought against somebody

Media Studies

• noun a vocal style in which performers use rhythm and rhyme to speak in verse over music with a strong beat, usually hip-hop.
• verb to speak in verse using rhythm and rhyme over music with a strong beat, usually hip-hop

Slang

• noun an accusation or charge, blame or punishment. An 18th-century British use of the verb ‘rap’ was to denote swearing an oath against, accusing of, or charging (with a crime). This sense survives, via American English, in the phrases ‘take the rap’ and ‘beat the rap’ and the term rap sheet.

Military

• acronym forregimental aid post
  (written as RAP)
• noun a battalion casualty clearing-station, where casualties are assessed and given emergency medical treatment, before being evacuated to a dressing station.

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Contexts for “rap”

7 definitions in context
• General English
• Law
• Media Studies
• Slang
• Military