## Meanings
1. A style of music in which words are spoken rhythmically over a beat.
2. To hit something quickly and sharply.
3. A quick, sharp hit or knock.
4. The blame for something, especially a crime.

## Examples
- They like listening to rap.
- She rapped on the door three times.
- He gave a sharp rap on the window to get her attention.
- You can't act badly and then expect me to take the rap.

## Derived Forms
- antirap
- outrap
- proto-rap
- rap-like
- rapcore
- raphead
- rapless
- raplike
- rapmeister
- rapophile
- rappable
- rappage

## Related Forms
- emcee
- hip-hop

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: rap

## Etymology
From Middle English rap, rappe, of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian rapp (“a blow, strike, lash”), Swedish rapp (“a blow, lash, crack”), Danish rap (“a tap, smart, blow”). Compare Old English hreppan (“to touch, treat”). More at rape.

## AI Etymology
Rap comes from Middle English rap, rappe, of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian rapp (“a blow, strike, lash”), Swedish rapp (“a blow, lash, crack”), Danish rap (“a tap, smart, blow”). Compare Old English hreppan (“to touch, treat”). More at rape. Modern senses include a style of music in which words are spoken rhythmically over a beat. and to hit something quickly and sharply.. The wider word family includes derivatives such as antirap, outrap, proto-rap, rap-like, rapcore, and raphead and related forms such as emcee and hip-hop.

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