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• tap — vb Tap, knock, rap, thump, thud can mean, as verbs, to strike or hit audibly or, as nouns, the sound or effect produced by such striking or hitting. Tap implies a light blow usually repeated (as to attract attention to one s presence, needs, or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• rap — rap1 [rap] vt. rapped, rapping [ME rappen, prob. of echoic orig.] 1. to strike quickly and sharply; tap ☆ 2. Slang to criticize sharply vi. 1. to knock quickly and sharply ☆ 2. to perform rap or a rap ☆ …   English World dictionary

• rap — n tap, knock, thump, thud (see under TAP vb) Analogous words: beating, pummeling, pounding (see BEAT vb) rap vb *tap, knock, thump, thud Analogous words: smite, *strike: pummel, *beat …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• rap — [n1/v1] hit quickly and lightly beat, blow, conk, crack, knock, lick, pat, strike, swat, swipe, tap, whack; concept 189 rap [n2] conversation causerie, chat, chin*, colloquy, confabulation, conference, deliberation, dialogue, discourse,… …   New thesaurus

• Tap — Tap, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Tapped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Tapping}.] [F. taper to strike; of Teutonic origin; cf. dial. G. tapp, tapps, a blow, tappe a paw, fist, G. tappen to grope.] 1. To strike with a slight or gentle blow; to touch gently; to rap… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tap — Tap, n. [Cf. F. tape. See {Tap} to strike.] 1. A gentle or slight blow; a light rap; a pat. Addison. [1913 Webster] 2. A piece of leather fastened upon the bottom of a boot or shoe in repairing or renewing the sole or heel. [1913 Webster] 3. pl.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• tap — [n] faucet bibcock, cock, egress, hydrant, nozzle, petcock, spigot, spout, stopcock, valve; concepts 445,464 tap [v1] hit lightly beat, bob, dab, drum, knock, palpate, pat, percuss, rap, strike, tag, thud, thump, tip, touch; concept 189 tap [v2]… …   New thesaurus

• rap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. tap, knock, blow, cuff, box, clout, sock, swat; criticize; informal, converse. See impulse, disapprobation, conversation. n., informal, penalty, sentence, punishment; blow, tap; bit, trifle, a damn… …   English dictionary for students

• rap — rap1 [ræp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(music)¦ 2¦(knock)¦ 3¦(crime)¦ 4 take the rap (for something) 5 beat the rap 6 a rap on/over the knuckles 7 a bum/bad rap ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Sense: 1; Date: 1900 2000; Origin: Perhaps from repartee] [Sense: 2 7; …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• tap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. spigot, faucet, valve; plug, bung, stopper; outlet; knock, rap; tapping, tap dance, soft shoe; taproom, bar, saloon. v. knock, rap, pat, strike, touch; tapdance; broach, draw off (liquor, etc.);… …   English dictionary for students