verb
The policeman rapped smartly at the door with his truncheon
We were severely rapped for dropping litter on the pavement
That guy was so fascinating - we could rap with him for hours
noun
The punishment for failing to complete the assignment was a severe rap on the knuckles
We used to get together for a nice long rap now and then
Why should he have to take the rap for something you did? The witness failed to show up, so Baxter beat the rap
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