rap
verb
1 verb knock INTRANSITIVEcnag verb she rapped but there was no answer chnag sí ach ní raibh freagra ar bith annhe rapped on the window chnag sé ar an bhfuinneog, bhuail sé cnag ar an bhfuinneog
2 verb hit sharply TRANSITIVEbuail verb cnag verb he rapped him in the face thug sé rap san éadan dó, bhuail sé san aghaidh é, chnag sé san aghaidh éshe rapped it with her stick bhuail sí lena maide é, chnag sí lena bata éhe rapped his fork on his glass bhuail sé a fhorc in aghaidh a ghloineTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb criticise TRANSITIVEcáin verb he was rapped for resigning cáineadh é as éirí as 4 verb say sharply TRANSITIVE'Answer me!' he rapped. 'Freagair mé!' a spalp sé.; 'Freagair mé!' ar seisean go giorraisc.; 'Freagair mé!' ar seisean go borb. 5 verb (US), informal chat INTRANSITIVEbheith ag comhrá bheith ag cabaireacht we sat and rapped about the day shuíomar ag cabaireacht faoin lá 6 verb MUS perform rap music
noun
7 noun sharp noisecnag masc1 I heard a rap at the door chuala mé cnag ar an doras, chuala mé duine ag bualadh ar an doras, chuala mé rap á bhualadh ar an doras 8 noun sharp blowbuille masc4 he got a rap on the head fuair sé buille sa cheann, buaileadh smitín sa cheann air 9 noun reprimandshe got a rap for being rude tugadh amach di de bhrí go raibh sí drochmhúinte 10 noun POLICE, US), informal criminal chargethey hung the rap on him chuir siad an milleán air siúdshe was banged up on a murder rap cuireadh sa phríosún í as dúnmharú 11 noun (US), informal reputationcáil fem2 clú masc4 teist fem2 ainm masc4 he has a bad rap tá droch-cháil air, tá drochtheist air, tá droch-ainm aige 12 (also rap music) noun MUS style of musicceol rap rapcheol masc1 13 noun MUS piece of musicrap masc4 he composed a rap chum sé rap, chum sé píosa ceol rap