Meaning & use
rapped
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Hit something quickly and sharply, or, informally, criticized someone or something harshly.
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He rapped his knuckles on the door twice before entering.
The airline was rapped by regulators for repeatedly delaying flights without notice.
A note on using this word
In news writing, "rapped" is common shorthand for "sharply criticized," distinct from the physical sense of knocking.
Words with a similar meaning
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Another way to use it
2. verb
Performed rap music by speaking rhythmically over a beat.
The teenagers rapped over a beat they made on an old laptop.
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