rap

1. n. A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn. Source: opted

2. v. i. To strike with a quick, sharp blow; to knock; as, to rap on the door. Source: opted

3. v. t. To strike with a quick blow; to knock on. Source: opted

4. v. t. To free (a pattern) in a mold by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal. Source: opted

5. n. A quick, smart blow; a knock. Source: opted

6. v. To snatch away; to seize and hurry off. Source: opted

7. v. To hasten. Source: opted

8. v. 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. Source: opted

9. v. To exchange; to truck. Source: opted

10. n. A popular name for any of the tokens that passed current for a half-penny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value. Source: opted

11. n. a reproach for some lapse or misdeed Source: wordnet

12. n. a gentle blow Source: wordnet

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