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“Rap” or “Wrap”

rap / wrap are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

rap r·AE·p

  • nouna gentle blow.
  • nounvoluble conversation.
  • noungenre of African-American music of the 1980s and 1990s in which rhyming lyrics are chanted to a musical accompaniment; several forms of rap have emerged.
  • verbstrike sharply.
  • verbperform rap music.
  • verbtalk volubly.

wrap r·AE·p

  • nouncloak that is folded or wrapped around a person.
  • nouna sandwich in which the filling is rolled up in a soft tortilla.
  • verbarrange or fold as a cover or protection.
  • verbcrash into so as to coil around.
Usage

Examples in context

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“rap”

  • …Foxx featuring T-Pain) and Best Rap Performance by a Duo or…
  • Fast Rap (2001)
  • …in the production of Acid Rap and that is another reason…
  • …Bass" debuted on the Hot Rap Songs and Hot Digital Songs…
  • …Zrak (2004) - song by rap group Dječaci.
  • …in the web series Epic Rap Battles of History, in the…
  • …of acid involved in Acid Rap.
  • …won the Boost Mobile battle rap competition in the same year.
  • Category:Gangsta rap albums by American artists
  • Acid Rap was met with widespread critical

“wrap”

  • …strap at the end to wrap around the user's wrist.
  • React components wrap existing native code and interact…
  • …million, Paramount ordered Altman to wrap filming and return to California…
  • …accepted, and while working to wrap up the release stage of…
  • …Inkoo Kang said in The Wrap, "This switching-places comedy warmly and…
  • Conventional foam wrap insulation materials can be added…
  • …power with the ability to wrap his tail around his leg…
  • The two ribbons wrap around the dancer's ankle in…
  • …used, such as conventional foam wrap insulation, without negative effects.
  • …dried seaweed (often used to wrap or belt makizushi or gunkan)

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