More generally, any poetical strain; a poem, A musical composition with lyrics for voice or voices, performed by singing, the characteristic sound produced by a bird

A form of popular music developed especially in African-American urban communities and characterized by spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics with a strong rhythmic accompaniment, A heavy or quick, smart, blow; a sharp or resounding knock; concussion from striking, A reprimand, intransitive verb_ To hit sharply and swiftly; strike, To criticize or blame, To perform rap music, transitive verb_ To snatch away; to seize and hurry off, To seize and bear away, as the mind or thoughts; to transport out of one's self; to affect with ecstasy or rapture, to perform a type of rhythmic talking, often with accompanying rhythm instruments. It is considered by some as a type of music; see rap music

relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments, serving or acting as a means or aid, Acting as an instrument; serving as a means; contributing to promote; conductive; helpful; serviceable; essential or central, noun_ A word or form in the instrumental case, countable, music A composition without lyrics

A meaningless beat marker or extra, filler syllable in musical lyrics, An expression of surprise, An exclamation to get attention, noun_ An obsolete form of hie, An obsolete or rare form of hay, adjective_ obsolete High

rock music with deliberately offensive lyrics expressing anger and social alienation; in part a reaction against progressive rock, an aggressive and violent young criminal, a teenager or young adult who is a performer (or enthusiast) of punk rock and a member of the punk youth subculture, adjective_ of very poor quality; flimsy, Of, or resembling the punk subculture, verb_ To pimp, To forcibly perform anal sex upon an unwilling partne, To give up or concede; to act like a wimp, intransitive verb_ To act in a cowardly manner. Often used with out, To dupe or deceive, To play a practical joke on

The words to a song (or other vocal music), Plural form of lyric

Relating to or constituting a poem in this category, such as a sonnet or ode, Having a pleasing succession of sounds; melodious, Appropriate for accompaniment by the lyre, noun_ A lyric poem, a short poem of songlike quality, the text of a popular song or musical-comedy number, verb_ write lyrics for (a song),