Synonyms:
blame, rap
Meaning: a reproach for some lapse or misdeed; "he took the blame for it"; "it was a bum rap"
verb
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
rap, knap
Meaning: strike sharply; "rap him on the knuckles"
Usage examples
"The wandering Cat gets many a rap."
"And for the first time my damned Committee has mattered scarcely a rap."
'Rap again, sir, rap again; there's a little lass in there; she went in a bit since.'
Just then a loud and quick rap on the table made all the children skip, and stopped everybody's tongue.
I hit her a rap with a club, in the cabin where I found her," answered Corny, heartily wishing he need not share the prize with any one.
I don't care a rap for your feasts and I wouldn't take all the tender young lambs in the world at that price." And away ran the Wolf to the woods.
Couldn't you rap him up at his own door, and hold him in talk a minute, while I looked on from the carriage or whatever vehicle we can get to carry us there?