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Plural of rap

regular plural

The plural of rap is raps.

Forms of rap

Singularrap /ɹæp/
Pluralraps
Countablecountable and uncountable

Raps in a sentence

  • Rule to find constant for beams: Multiply the number of yards in one rap by the number of ends in the beam, and by the number of raps on the beam and divide by 840.1913, How to Build, Equip and Operate a Cotton Mill in the United States, page 408
  • After a few more raps and some stern looks, there was silence.2014, Jolie Jaquinta, “Throne of the Sea”, in Red Queen, →ISBN. From the entry cecaelia
  • I. delivers supertechnical raps without ever sounding as boring as that last sentence.2007 July 3, Kelefa Sanneh, “In Rap, Inner War Can Be a Trap”, in New York Times. From the entry supertechnical
  • Bustin' raps for my snaps, now they call me Eastwood.1992, “Stranded on Death Row”, in The Chronic, performed by Dr. Dre, Kurupt, Lady of Rage, RBX, and Snoop Doggy Dogg, Death Row Records. From the entry Eastwood
  • Yellowman, the salacious skanker whose purple raps have kept him in hot water for many years, had surgery recently.1985 October, Richard Steffens, “World Beat”, in SPIN, page 18. From the entry skanker

Meaning of rap

  1. noun A sharp blow with something hard.
  2. noun The blame for something, a reprimand, censure, or a legal sentence to serve in prison.
  3. noun A casual talk.

Full definition of rap

Questions about the plural of rap

What is the plural of rap?
The plural of rap is raps.
Is rap countable?
Rap is a countable and uncountable noun.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rap (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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