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rap back

rap back noun: a notification that someone who previously passed a fingerprinting or background check has since been arrested or otherwise done something that may have or would have changed the results of the earlier check.

Noun

rap back (plural rap backs)

  1. (US) A notification that someone who previously passed a fingerprinting or background check has since been arrested or otherwise done something that may have or would have changed the results of the earlier check.

Verb

rap back (third-person singular simple present raps back, present participle rapping back, simple past and past participle rapped back)

  1. (transitive) To return by rappelling.

Forms of rap back

Noun
pluralrap backs
Verb
third-person singular presentraps back
present participlerapping back
past participlerapped back
pastrapped back

Questions about rap back

What does rap back mean?
Rap back means a notification that someone who previously passed a fingerprinting or background check has since been arrested or otherwise done something that may have or would have changed the results of the earlier check.
What part of speech is rap back?
Rap back can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of rap back?
The plural of rap back is rap backs.

Words near rap back in the dictionary

  1. Raoyang
  2. Raozan Upazila
  3. rap
  4. rap and rend
  5. rap at
  6. rap back
  7. rap backs
  8. rap battle
  9. rap battles
  10. rap battling
  11. rap down

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