[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

rap \rap\, v. t. imp.  p. p. rapped ra^pt, usually
   written rapt; p. pr.  vb. n. rapping. oe. rapen; akin
   to lg.  d. rapen to snatch, g. raffen, sw. rappa; cf. dan.
   rappe sig to make haste, and icel. hrapa to fall, to rush,
   hurry. the word has been confused with l. rapere to seize.
   cf. rape robbery, rapture, raff, v., ramp, v.
   1. to snatch away; to seize and hurry off.
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            and through the greeks and ilians they rapt
            the whirring chariot.                 --chapman.
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            from oxford i was rapt by my nephew, sir edmund
            bacon, to redgrove.                   --sir h.
                                                  wotton.
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   2. to hasten. obs. --piers plowman.
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   3. 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.
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            i'm rapt with joy to see my marcia's tears.
                                                  --addison.
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            rapt into future times, the bard begun. --pope.
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   4. to exchange; to truck. obs.  low
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   5. to engage in a discussion, converse.
      pjc

   6. ca. 1985 to perform a type of rhythmic talking, often
      with accompanying rhythm instruments. it is considered by
      some as a type of music; see rap music.
      pjc

   to rap and ren, to rap and rend. perhaps fr. icel. hrapa
      to hurry and raena plunder, fr. r=an plunder, e. ran.
      to seize and plunder; to snatch by violence. --dryden.
      "ye waste all that ye may rape and renne." --chaucer.
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            all they could rap and rend and pilfer. --hudibras.
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   to rap out, to utter with sudden violence, as an oath.
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            a judge who rapped out a great oath.  --addison.
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see also:
rapped rapt rapping rape rapture raff 
ramp rap music to rap and ren to rap and rend to rap out 

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To rap out in TutorGig Dictionary
...1913 Webster] Matching Word(s). To rap out To rip out Search ... Dan. rappe sig to make haste, and Icel. hrapa to fall, to rush, hurry ... ..
http://www.tutorgig.com/d/To+rap+out, score=100, date indexed=December 18, 2005, 8:25 am

To rap out | TutorGig.co.uk Dictionary
...1913 Webster] Matching Word(s). To rap out To rip out Search ... Dan. rappe sig to make haste, and Icel. hrapa to fall, to rush, hurry ... ..
http://www.tutorgig.co.uk/dict.jsp?keywords=To+rap+out, score=38, date indexed=December 15, 2005, 1:16 pm

To rap and rend | TutorGig.co.uk Dictionary
...... To rap out, to utter with sudden violence, as an oath. [1913 Webster] ... and rend. See under Rap, v. t., to snatch. [1913 Webster] Syn: To tear ... ..
http://www.tutorgig.co.uk/dict.jsp?keywords=To+rap+and+rend, score=18, date indexed=December 15, 2005, 8:43 pm

To rap and ren | TutorGig.co.uk Dictionary
...... To rap out, to utter with sudden violence, as an oath. [1913 Webster] ... Matching Word(s). To rap and ren To rape and ren To rap and rend ... ..
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To rip out in TutorGig Dictionary
...... rip out, to rap out, to utter hastily and violently; as, to rip out an ... rip out Search the web for To rip out Search for To rip out in Usenet ... ..
http://www.tutorgig.com/d/To+rip+out, score=14, date indexed=December 16, 2005, 10:49 am

Definition of Rapping from dictionary.net
...All they could rap and rend pilfer. --Hudibras.. To rap out, to utter ... 4. To exchange; to truck. [Obs. & Law]. To rap and ren, To rap and ... ..
http://www.dictionary.net/rapping, score=11, date indexed=November 27, 2005, 2:14 pm

rapt - definition by dict.die.net
...All they could rap and rend pilfer. --Hudibras. To rap out, to utter ... 4. To exchange; to truck. [Obs. & Law] To rap and ren, To rap and rend ... ..
http://dict.die.net/rapt/, score=11, date indexed=January 2, 2006, 10:55 am

Definition of Rip from dictionary.net
...... rip out, to rap out, to utter hastily and violently; as, to rip out an ... to tear or cut open or off; to tear off or out by violence; as, to rip ... ..
http://www.dictionary.net/rip, score=11, date indexed=January 2, 2006, 11:56 am

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