

knock or tap sharply, as in: Rap on the door again I'm sure someone's home. the Room Assignment Process or RAP is the process by which current Mason residents apply for and select a residence hall room for the next academic year.

Referral and Assessment Packages of Care.

make light, repeated taps on a surface 'he was tapping his fingers on the table impatiently'. strike sharply 'rap him on the knuckles'. the act of hitting vigorously 'he gave the table a whack'. genre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment several forms of rap have emerged. A reproach for some lapse or misdeed 'he took the blame for it' 'it was a bum rap'.
