rap

a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"

a gentle blow

the sound made by a gentle blow

voluble conversation

genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged

the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"

strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles"

make light, repeated taps on a surface; "he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently"

perform rap music

talk volubly