raps

noun

1
A sharp blow with something hard.
“The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler.”
2
Blame for something.
“You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.”
3
A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.
4
A casual talk.
5
Rap music.
6
A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
7
An appraisal.
“a good/great/bad rap”
8
A positive appraisal; a recommendation.
“He gave the novel quite a rap.”

1
To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.
2
To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.
3
To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
4
To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.
“He rapped a song to his girlfriend.”
5
To talk casually; to engage in conversation.

1
Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.
2
A whit; a jot.
“I don't care a rap.”

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