4 entries under this word
v. i. [Sw. rappa, to strike, Dan. rappe, to snatch away, rappe sig, to hasten, to make speed, L. Ger. & D. rapen, Prov. Ger. rappen, to snatch up, rapp, quick, swift, Icel. hreppa, to follow, to obtain by lot, hrappa, to rebuke, hrapa, to rush, hurry, A-S. hrepian, hreppian, to touch, H. Ger. raffen, to snatch up. See RAP, n.] To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. RAPPED (răpt); p. pr. & vb. n. RAPPING.] [See supra.] To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.
With one great peal they rap the door. Prior.
To rap out, to utter with sudden violence; as, to rap out an oath. In the United States, rip is often colloquially used in the same sense; as, to rip out an oath.
v. t. [imp. & p. p. RAPPED, usually written RAPT; p. pr. & vb. n. RAPPING.] [See supra.] 1. To snatch away; to seize and hurry off. And through the Greeks and Ilians they rapt The whirring chariot. Chapman. To be rapt to the higher heaven remained the privilege of the apostle. Milman. 2. To seize and bear away, as the mind or thoughts; to transport out of one's self; to affect with ecstasy or rapture; as, rapt into admiration. I'm rapt with joy to see my Marcia's tears. Addison. Rapt into future times the bard begun. Pope. 3. To exchange; to truck. [Obs. and low.] To rap and rend, to seize and tear off, or strip; to fall on and plunder; to snatch by violence; as, they brought off all they could rap and rend. See REND.
n. [Dan. rap, Sw. rapp, a stroke. See supra.] A quick, smart blow; as, a rap on the knuckles.