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speak vs rap

rap vs speak

speak is not a noun while rap is a noun.

speak and rap both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speak No No Yes No
rap Yes No Yes No
As verbs, rap is a hyponym of speak; that is, rap is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speak:
  • speak: exchange thoughts; talk with
  • rap: talk volubly
Other hyponyms of speak include carry on, continue, go on, proceed, discourse, dissertate, hold forth, pontificate, orate, talk down, spiel, dogmatise, dogmatize, cheek, level, talk turkey, monologuise, monologuize, soliloquise, soliloquize, converse, discourse, butterfly, chat up, coquet, coquette, dally, flirt, mash, philander, romance, dish the dirt, gossip.
speak (noun) rap (noun)
the act of hitting vigorously
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
speak (verb) rap (verb)
express in speech talk volubly
exchange thoughts; talk with strike sharply
use language perform rap music
give a speech to make light, repeated taps on a surface
make a characteristic or natural sound
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