What is another word for raps?

Pronunciation: [ɹˈaps] (IPA)

Raps are commonly associated with modern music genres such as hip-hop and rap music. However, there are a variety of synonyms that can be used to describe this style of music or spoken word performance. Some common synonyms for raps include freestyles, rhymes, verses, bars, flow, or cadences. These terms are often used interchangeably but can have slightly different connotations. For example, freestyles are typically improvised while verses may be written in advance. Ultimately, these synonyms can help you better describe and appreciate the artistry and creativity of raps in various contexts.

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What are the hypernyms for Raps?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.
  • Other hypernyms:

    rap music, hip hop music, urban music, Spoken Word Poetry, rhyming lyrics.

Usage examples for Raps

Go through that when it opens, which it will do when you have given three raps quick together, and you'll be in a house with well-nigh as many rooms and cellars as there's days in the month.
"Paddy Finn"
W. H. G. Kingston
Baxter's unhappy Prayer Book was its own sufficient refutation, and as for the list of special grievances it was met by the bishops with an "Answer" that was full of hard raps and conceded almost nothing.
"A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer"
William Reed Huntington
As parliament have not yet given their determination, and as the printer this moment raps at my door, "Sir, the press waits, more copy if you please," I cannot stay to tell the world the result of the bill; but perhaps, the new proprietors, by losing, will save 50,000l.
"An History of Birmingham (1783)"
William Hutton

Famous quotes with Raps

  • You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
    Irwin Shaw
  • "Sounded dreadfully like nonsense, in parts!" "P'raps its true for all that,"
    Kenneth Grahame
  • He settles in the kitchen because the children are asleep all over the rest of the house. I unknot his tie and offer him a cold sandwich. He raps my backside, paying attention to the bounce. I walk around him as though he were a Maypole, kissing as I go.
    Grace Paley

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