different between switch vs rap

English

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle Dutch swijch (“twig”). First known use in c. 1592.

Pronunciation

• enPR: sw?ch, IPA^(key): /sw?t?/
• Rhymes: -?t?

Noun

switch (plural switches)

1. A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
2. A change or exchange.
3. (rail transport, US) A movable section of railroad track which allows the train to be directed down one of two destination tracks; (set of) points.
4. A slender woody plant stem used as a whip; a thin, flexible rod, associated with corporal punishment in the United States.
   • 2007, Jeffrey W. Hamilton, Raising Godly Children in a Wicked World, Lulu.com, page 15:

     "A proper switch is a slim, flexible branch off a tree or a bush. A switch applied to the buttocks stings fiercely. It may leave red marks or bruises, but it causes no lasting damage.."

5. (music) Synonym of rute.
6. (computer science) A command line notation allowing specification of optional behavior.

   Use the /b switch to specify black-and-white printing.

7. (computing, programming) A programming construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression.
   • 2004, "Curt", Can I use IF statements, and still use switches? (on newsgroup microsoft.public.word.mailmerge.fields)
8. (computing, networking) A networking device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously, when possible. Compare to the less efficient hub device that solely duplicates network packets to each wire.
9. (telecommunications) A system of specialized relays, computer hardware, or other equipment which allows the interconnection of a calling party's telephone line with any called party's line.
10. (genetics) A mechanism within DNA that activates or deactivates a gene.
11. (BDSM) One who is willing to take either a submissive or a dominant role in a sexual relationship.
    • 2012, Terri-Jean Bedford, Bondage Bungalow Fantasies (page 99)

      Ideally, if one of your ladies happens to be a switch (or would be willing to switch for this scene), I would love to be able to inflict a little "revenge tickling" as well, as part of a scenario.

12. (historical) A separate mass or tress of hair, or of some substance (such as jute) made to resemble hair, formerly worn on the head by women.

Synonyms

• (section of railroad track): (UK) points
• (whip): crop
• (command-line notation): flag, option, specifier

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

Verb

switch (third-person singular simple present switches, present participle switching, simple past and past participle switched)

1. (transitive) To exchange.

2. (transitive) To change (something) to the specified state using a switch.

3. (transitive, in modern times Southern US) To whip or hit with a switch.
4. (intransitive) To change places, tasks, etc.

5. (slang, intransitive) To get angry suddenly; to quickly or unreasonably become enraged.
6. To swing or whisk.

   to switch a cane

7. To be swung or whisked.

   The angry cat's tail switched back and forth.

8. To trim.

   to switch a hedge

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)

9. To turn from one railway track to another; to transfer by a switch; generally with off, from, etc.

   to switch off a train; to switch a car from one track to another

10. (ecclesiastical) To shift to another circuit.

Synonyms

• (to exchange): interchange, swap; See also Thesaurus:switch

Translations

Adjective

switch (not comparable)

1. (snowboarding) Pertaining to riding with the front and back feet swapped round compared to one's normal position.
2. (freestyle skiing) Pertaining to skiing backwards.

Coordinate terms

(snowboarding):

• goofy
• regular

Translations

See also

• switch off
• switch on

References

Further reading

• switch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• switch (corporal punishment) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Finnish

Noun

switch

1. (BDSM) switch

Declension

French

Etymology

English switch

Adjective

switch

1. (skiing, snowboarding) switch.

Portuguese

Etymology

From English switch.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?swit??/

Noun

switch m (plural switches or switch)

1. (networking) switch (device connecting multiple wires, allowing them to communicate simultaneously)
2. (computing) switch (command line notation allowing specification of optional behaviour)
3. (programming) switch (construct that takes different actions depending on the value of an expression)

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?æp/
• Rhymes: -æp
• Homophone: wrap

Etymology 1

From Middle English rap, rappe, of North Germanic origin, related to Norwegian rapp (“a blow, strike, lash”), Swedish rapp (“a blow, lash, crack”), Danish rap (“a tap, smart, blow”). Compare Old English hreppan (“to touch, treat”). More at rape.

Noun

rap (countable and uncountable, plural raps)

1. (countable) A sharp blow with something hard.

   The teacher gave the wayward pupil a rap across the knuckles with her ruler.

   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter II,

     He walked softly up the sanded path, tiptoed up the steps and across the piazza, and rapped at the front door, not too loudly, lest this too might attract the attention of the man across the street. There was no response to his rap. He put his ear to the door and heard voices within, and the muffled sound of footsteps. After a moment he rapped again, a little louder than before.

2. (slang) Blame for something.

   You can't act irresponsibly and then expect me to take the rap.

3. (countable, slang) A charge, whether or not it results in a conviction.
   • 2014, James Neal Harvey, Mental Case

     We got one maybe ID, but when we checked, we found out the suspect's been in Rikers for a year on a drug rap.

4. (informal) A casual talk.
5. (music, uncountable) Rap music.
6. A song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music.
7. (Australia, informal) An appraisal.

8. (Australia, informal) A positive appraisal; a recommendation.

Synonyms

• (blame): fall

Derived terms

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English rappen, of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish rappa (“to strike, beat, rap”), German rappeln (“to rattle”).

Verb

rap (third-person singular simple present raps, present participle rapping, simple past and past participle rapped)

1. (intransitive) To strike something sharply with one's knuckles; knock.
   • 1900, Charles W. Chesnutt, The House Behind the Cedars, Chapter II,

     He walked softly up the sanded path, tiptoed up the steps and across the piazza, and rapped at the front door, not too loudly, lest this too might attract the attention of the man across the street. There was no response to his rap. He put his ear to the door and heard voices within, and the muffled sound of footsteps. After a moment he rapped again, a little louder than before.

2. (transitive, dated) To strike with a quick blow; to knock on.
   • 1717, Matthew Prior, The Dove

     With one great peal they rap the door.

3. (metalworking) To free (a pattern) in a mould by light blows on the pattern, so as to facilitate its removal.
4. (transitive, intransitive) To speak (lyrics) in the style of rap music.

   He started to rap after listening to Tupac.

   He rapped a song to his girlfriend.
5. (informal, intransitive) To talk casually; to engage in conversation.
   • 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 432]:

     Louie said, "I dig this Theo. I'm gonna learn Swahili and rap with him."

Synonyms

• (strike something sharply with one's knuckles): knock, noogie

Derived terms

• rap on
• rapper

Translations

See also

• emcee
• hip-hop

Etymology 3

Uncertain.

Noun

rap (plural raps)

1. A lay or skein containing 120 yards of yarn.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)

Etymology 4

Perhaps contracted from rapparee.

Noun

rap (plural raps)

1. (historical) Any of the tokens that passed current for a halfpenny in Ireland in the early part of the eighteenth century; any coin of trifling value.
   • 1724, Jonathan Swift, Drapier's Letters, 1

     Many counterfeits passed about under the name of raps.

   • 1886, Mrs. Alexander, Beaton's Bargain

     Tie it [her money] up so tight that you can't touch a rap, save with her consent.

2. A whit; a jot.

Etymology 5

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Scand., as Ice. hrapa, to rush headlong, cog. with Ger. raffen, to snatch.”)

Verb

rap (third-person singular simple present raps, present participle rapping, simple past and past participle rapped or rapt)

1. (transitive) To seize and carry off.
2. (transitive) To transport out of oneself; to affect with rapture.

Anagrams

• APR, ARP, Apr, Apr., Arp, PAR, PRA, Par, RPA, apr, arp, par

Acehnese

Adjective

rap

1. near

References

• 2007. The UCLA Phonetics Lab Archive. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Department of Linguistics.

Catalan

Etymology

Origin uncertain.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /?rap/

Noun

rap m (plural raps)

1. monkfish

Further reading

• “rap” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English rap, from Middle English rap, rappe, of North Germanic origin.

Noun

rap

1. rap music
2. a song, verse, or instance of singing in the style of rap music

Verb

rap

1. to rap; to perform a rap

Danish

Etymology 1

Interjection

rap

1. quack (imitating the sound of a duck)

Etymology 2

Of North Germanic and ultimately imitative origin; compare with Swedish rappa (“drub, beat, hit”).

Noun

rap n (indefinite plural rap)

1. a strike intended to motivate someone to do something (e.g. for punishment or to spur on an animal)
   • 2008, Bitten Clausen - historier fra et liv, Gyldendal A/S ?ISBN, page 14

     Hvis man ikke kunne sit stof, fik man et rap med stokken.

     If one did not know the material, one was given a strike with the cane.

   • 1841, Frederik Barfod, Brage og idun: et nordisk fjærdingårsskrift, page 346

     Skriftefaderen giver den Skriftende et Par Rap med sin Stok for hans Synders Skyld.

     The confessor gives the confessing one a couple of strikes with his cane for the sake of his sins.

   • 2016, Orla Narvedsen, Kaptajnens Åse, Lindhardt og Ringhof ?ISBN

     Kusken svarede med et Grynt, tog Pisken og gav Hestene et Par Rap af den.

     The coachdriver replied with a grunt, seized the whip and gave the horses a couple of strikes with it.

Etymology 3

Adjective

rap (neuter rapt, plural and definite singular attributive rappe, comparative rappere, superlative (predicative) rappest, superlative (attributive) rappeste)

1. quick, rapid
   • 2010, Jette A. Kaarsbøl, Din næstes hus: roman, Gyldendal A/S ?ISBN, page 332

     Et øjeblik stod jeg og ledte efter et rapt svar.

     For a moment, I stood searching for a quick reply.

   • 2016, Kåre Johannessen, Kejserhøgen, Lindhardt og Ringhof ?ISBN

     “Motorcykler, der kan man bare se. Det er ellers nogle rappe maskiner. Har du kørt selv?“

     “Motor bikes, will you look at that. Those are indeed some fast machines. Have you driven them yourself?“

   • 2016, Kenneth Bøgh Andersen, Himmelherren, Rosinante & Co ?ISBN

     Han var også tyveknægten, der ikke ejede andet end en skarpsleben lommekniv, nogle rappe fingre, en god portion vovemod og et frækt sindelag.

     He was also the thief-boy, who owned nothing but a sharply-ground pocket-knife, some quick fingers, a large portion of daring and a mischievous disposition.

Inflection

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

rap

1. imperative of rappe

Etymology 5

Verb

rap

1. imperative of rappe

Dutch

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rap, probably derived from rapen (Dutch rapen) which originally also meant "to make haste"; compare reppen and also Old Norse hrapa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r?p/
• Rhymes: -?p

Adjective

rap (comparative rapper, superlative rapst)

1. quick, fast

   Kom eens heel rap hier!

   Get over here real fast!

Inflection

Synonyms

• snel
• vlug
• gezwind

Etymology 2

From English rap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r?p/ (Netherlands), IPA^(key): /r?p/ (Belgium) or as in English
• (Netherlands), (Belgium)
• Rhymes: -?p (Netherlands), Rhymes: -?p (Belgium)

Noun

rap m (uncountable)

1. rap music

Derived terms

• rapmuziek
• rappen

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English rap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?p/, [?r?p]
• IPA^(key): /?ræp/, [?ræp]
• Rhymes: -?p
• Syllabification: rap

Noun

rap

1. rap, rap music

Usage notes

As the word "rap" doesn't sit well in Finnish grammatic structure, the term räppi is widely used. Also the compound form rap-musiikki is quite common.

Declension

Synonyms

• räppi

Related terms

• räpätä
• räppäri

French

Etymology

From English rap

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ap/
• Homophones: wrap, râpe

Noun

rap m (uncountable)

1. rap; rap music

Anagrams

• par

Hungarian

Etymology

From English rap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?r?p]
• Rhymes: -?p

Noun

rap (plural rapok)

1. (music) rap

Declension

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

rap n (definite singular rapet, indefinite plural rap, definite plural rapa or rapene)

1. A burp; belch.

Related terms

• rape

Verb

rap

1. imperative of rape

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raipaz, *raip? (“rope, cord, band, ringlet”), from Proto-Indo-European *roypnós (“strap, band, rope”). Compare Old Frisian r?p (West Frisian reap), Old Dutch reip, r?p (Dutch reep), Old High German reif (German Reif).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /r??p/

Noun

r?p m

1. rope

Declension

Related terms

• r?pan
• r?pe
• r?ping
• r?pling
• r?pincel

Descendants

• Middle English: rape, rope
  • English: rope
  • ? Old French: rap

Old French

Etymology 1

Deverbal of Latin rapi?.

Noun

rap m (oblique plural ras, nominative singular ras, nominative plural rap) (Anglo-Norman)

1. violent seizure
2. abduction
3. rape (unlawful sexual penetration)

Descendants

• English: rape

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Middle English rape, from Old English r?p.

Noun

rap m (oblique plural ras, nominative singular ras, nominative plural rap) (Anglo-Norman)

1. rope

References

• rap on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub

Old Frisian

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *raip. Cognates include Old English r?p and Old Saxon *r?p.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ra?p/

Noun

r?p m

1. rope

Descendants

• North Frisian:

  Föhr-Amrum: riap

  Halligen: reep

  Mooring: ruup

  Wiedingharde: ruup

• Saterland Frisian: Roop
• West Frisian: reap

References

• Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, ?ISBN

Polish

Etymology

From English rap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rap/

Noun

rap m inan

1. rap music

Declension

Derived terms

• (adjective) rapowy

Related terms

• (verb) rapowa?
• (nouns) raper, raperka
• (adjective) raperski

Noun

rap m inan

1. (ichthyology) asp

   Synonym: bole?

Declension

Further reading

• rap in Wielki s?ownik j?zyka polskiego, Instytut J?zyka Polskiego PAN
• rap in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English rap.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /???.pi/

Noun

rap m (plural raps)

1. rap music (music genre)

   Synonym: hip hop

Spanish

Etymology

From English rap.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?rap/, [?rap]

Noun

rap m (plural raps)

1. rap (music genre)

Swedish

Etymology 1

Back-formation of rapa (“to belch”), from Old Swedish rapa. Cognate with Norwegian rape (“to belch”).

Noun

rap c

1. belch

Declension

See also

• rapa

Etymology 2

From English rap.

Noun

rap c

1. (uncountable) rap music

Declension

Anagrams

• apr, par