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rap

noun [C] (HIT)
 
 
/ræp/

Definition

a sudden short noise, especially one made by hitting a hard surface: There was a series of raps on the window.Hitting and beatingPunishing by causing pain
(Definition of rap noun (HIT) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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