reproach vs rap

reproach and rap both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
reproach	Yes	No	Yes	No
rap	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, rap is a hyponym of reproach; that is, rap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than reproach:

Other hyponyms of reproach include self-reproach, self-reproof, blame.

reproach (noun)	rap (noun)
a mild rebuke or criticism	the act of hitting vigorously
disgrace or shame	a reproach for some lapse or misdeed
	voluble conversation
	genre 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
	the sound made by a gentle blow
	a gentle blow

reproach (verb)	rap (verb)
express criticism towards	talk volubly
	strike sharply
	perform rap music
	make light, repeated taps on a surface