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Nouns (7)

n. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"

n. the sound made by a gentle blow

n. a gentle blow

n. 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

Verbs (6)

talk volubly

v. talk volubly

knap, strike sharply

v. strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles"

tap, knock, pink

v. make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

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Fuzzynyms (25)

visit, chat, jaw, confab, chitchat, gossip, chatter, confabulate, chaffer, natter, claver

v. talk socially without exchanging too much information; "the men were sitting in the cafe and shooting the breeze"

beat, beat up

v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

beat, hit repeatedly

v. hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"

poke, thump, pound

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

beat, thump, pound

v. move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"

box, hit with the fist

v. hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"

pound, throb

v. pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"

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