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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
rap
rap [rap raps rapped rapping] noun, verb BrE [ræp] NAmE [ræp]
noun
1. countable a quick sharp hit or knock
•There was a sharp rap on the door.
2. uncountable a type of popular music with a fast strong rhythm and words which are spoken fast, not sung
•a rap song/artist
3. countable a rap song
4. countable (NAmE, informal)a criminal ↑conviction (= the fact of being found guilty of a crime)
•a police rap sheet (= a record of the crimes sb has committed)
5. singular (NAmE, informal)an unfair judgement on sth or sb
•He denounced the criticisms as ‘just one bum rap after another.’
•Wolves get a bad rap, says a woman who owns three.
more at beat the rap at ↑beat v.
Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the senses ‘severe blow with a weapon’ and ‘deliver a heavy blow’): probably imitative and of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish rappa ‘beat, drub’, also with the verb ↑clap and ↑flap.
Culture:
Rap music first became popular in the early 1980s and well-known performers include Snoop (Doggy) Dog, 50 cent, the Beastie Boys and Eminem. There are many styles of rap and it has had important influence on other types of popular music. Some bands combine aspects of jazz and rap music while others, such as the ↑Red Hot Chili Peppers mix it with ↑rock and ↑funk. It is also important to the music of many ↑nu metal bands. One style of the music, gangsta rap, is often criticized for its violent songs.
See also ↑hip hop
.
Example Bank:
•a rap on the knuckles
•one of the biggest artists on the rap scene
•He denounced the criticisms as ‘just one bum rap after another’.
•Wolves get a bad rap, says a woman who owns three.
Idioms: rap on the knuckles ▪ ↑rap somebody on the knuckles ▪ ↑rap somebody's knuckles ▪ ↑take the rap
verb (-pp-)
1. intransitive, transitive to hit a hard object or surface several times quickly, making a noise
•(+ adv./prep.) She rapped angrily on the door.
•~ sth (+ adv./prep.) He rapped the table with his pen.
2. transitive ~ sth (out) | + speech to say sth suddenly and quickly in a loud, angry way
•He walked through the store, rapping out orders to his staff.
3. transitive ~ sb/sth (for sth/for doing sth) (used mainly in newspapers)to criticize sb severely, usually publicly
•Some of the teachers were rapped for poor performance.
4. intransitive, transitive ~ (sth) (music)to say the words of a ↑rap
see also ↑rapper
Verb forms: 
Word Origin:
Middle English (originally in the senses ‘severe blow with a weapon’ and ‘deliver a heavy blow’): probably imitative and of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish rappa ‘beat, drub’, also with the verb ↑clap and ↑flap.
Example Bank:
•He rapped on the window with his stick.
•He rapped sharply on the door.
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