Rap vs Ramp - What's the difference?
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(countable) A sharp blow with something hard.
* 1900 , , The House Behind the Cedars , Chapter II,
(uncountable) Blame (for something).
(informal) A casual talk
(uncountable) Rap music.
A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.
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* 1900 , , The House Behind the Cedars , Chapter II,
(dated) To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.
* Prior
(metalworking) To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
(ambitransitive) To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.
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(informal) To talk casually.
Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.
* Jonathan Swift
* Mrs. Alexander
A whit; a jot.
An inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline.
A road that connects a freeway to a surface street or another freeway.
(aviation) A mobile staircase that is attached to the doors of an aircraft at an airport
(aviation) A place where an aircraft parks, next to a terminal, for loading and unloading (see also apron)
(skating) A construction used to do skating tricks, usually in the form of part of a pipe.
A speed bump
To behave violently; to rage.
To spring; to leap; to bound, rear, or prance; to move swiftly or violently.
* Spenser
To climb, like a plant; to creep up.
* Ray
To stand in a rampant position. (rfex)
To change value, often at a steady rate
* 2007 , Sean Meyn, Control Techniques for Complex Networks (page 285)
* 2011 , Sheng Liu, Yong Liu, Modeling and Simulation for Microelectronic Packaging Assembly
An American plant, , related to the onion; a wild leek.
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(Appalachia) A promiscuous man or woman; a general insult for a worthless person.
As nouns the difference between rap and ramp
is that rap is rap, rap music (music style) while ramp is an inclined surface that connects two levels; an incline or ramp can be an american plant, , related to the onion; a wild leek.As a verb ramp is
to behave violently; to rage.rap
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) rap, rappe, of (etyl) origin, related to (etyl) . More at (l).Noun
(wikipedia rap)- The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler.
- He walked softly up the sanded path, tiptoed up the steps and across the piazza, and rapped at the front door, not too loudly, lest this too might attract the attention of the man across the street. There was no response to his rap . He put his ear to the door and heard voices within, and the muffled sound of footsteps. After a moment he rapped again, a little louder than before.
- You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap .
Synonyms
* (blame) fallDerived terms
* beat the rap * bum rap * rap music * rap song * take the rapEtymology 2
From (etyl) rappen, of (etyl) origin, related to (etyl) .Verb
(rapp)- Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary, ¶ Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore, ¶ While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping, ¶ As of some one gently rapping, rapping at my chamber door. ¶ "'Tis some visitor", I muttered, "tapping at my chamber door — ¶ Only this, and nothing more."
- He walked softly up the sanded path, tiptoed up the steps and across the piazza, and rapped' at the front door, not too loudly, lest this too might attract the attention of the man across the street. There was no response to his rap. He put his ear to the door and heard voices within, and the muffled sound of footsteps. After a moment he ' rapped again, a little louder than before.
- With one great peal they rap the door.
- ''He started to rap after listening to the Beastie Boys
- He rapped a song to his girlfriend.
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Derived terms
* rap on * rapperSee also
* emcee * hip-hopEtymology 3
Uncertain.Etymology 4
Perhaps contracted from rapparee.Noun
(en noun)- Many counterfeits passed about under the name of raps .
- Tie it [her money] up so tight that you can't touch a rap , save with her consent.
- I don't care a rap .
- That's not worth a rap .
Anagrams
* ----ramp
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) rampe, back-formation of (etyl) ramper, from (etyl) .Noun
(en noun)Derived terms
* boat rampVerb
(en verb)- Their bridles they would champ, / And trampling the fine element would fiercely ramp .
- With claspers and tendrils, they [plants] catch hold, and so ramping upon trees, they mount up to a great height.
- If Q(t)'' < ''qp'' then primary generation ramps up at maximal rate, subject to the constraint that ''Q(t) does not exceed this threshold.
- The forces are ramped down gradually to ensure that element removal has a smooth effect on the model.