rape


Definition: Meaning of, rape in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / reɪp /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
rape raped raped
Present Participle Third Person Singular
raping rapes
[transitive]
  1. to force someone to have sex, especially by using violence
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rape rapes
  1. [uncountable and countable] the crime of forcing someone to have sex, especially by using violence
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  2. [uncountable] also oilseed rape British English a European plant with yellow flowers, grown as animal food and for its oil [=  canola American English]
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  3. the rape of something the unnecessary destruction of something, especially the environment
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rape used in phrases

  • acquaintance rape (noun)
    1. a crime in which a person forces someone they know to have sex with them [=  date rape]
  • date rape (noun)
    1. a RAPE that is committed by someone the woman has met in a social situation
  • gang rape (noun)
    1. an occasion when several men attack a woman and force her to have sex with them
  • gang-rape (verb)
    1. someone rape successively with several attackers
  • oilseed rape (noun)
    1. RAPE 2 ( 3)
  • rape conviction (noun)
    1. law conviction for rape
  • rape oil (noun)
    1. edible light yellow to brown oil from rapeseed used also as a lubricant or illuminant
  • rape suspect (noun)
    1. someone who is suspected of committing rape
  • statutory rape (noun)
    1. law the crime of having sex with someone who is younger than a particular age
  • wild rape (noun)
    1. eurasian weed having yellow, mauve or white flowers and podlike fruits
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