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Related topics: Musicrap2 past tense and past participle rapped, present participle rapping
1 to hit or knock something quickly several times [↪ tap]: 
She rapped the table with her pen.
hit
[intransitive and transitive]She rapped the table with her pen.2 to say the words of a rap song
music
[intransitive]APM3 to criticize someone angrily - used especially in news reports [= slam]: a film rapped by critics for its excessive violence
criticize
[transitive]a film rapped by critics for its excessive violence4 to say something loudly, suddenly, and in a way that sounds angry : 'Come on,' he rapped impatiently.
say
also rap out [transitive]'Come on,' he rapped impatiently.5
rap somebody on/over the knuckles
also rap somebody's knucklesa) to punish or criticize someone for something, but not very severely : He had his knuckles rapped sharply for meddling in foreign policy.
He had his knuckles rapped sharply for meddling in foreign policy.b) to punish a child by hitting them on the back of their hand
