rape
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
rapes;
raped;
raping
rapes;
raped;
raping
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAPE
[+ object]
:
to force (someone) to have sex with you by using violence or the threat of violence
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He is accused of raping the girl.
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She was raped by a fellow student.
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rape
/ˈreɪp/
noun
plural
rapes
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rape
/ˈreɪp/
noun
plural
rapes
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAPE
1
:
the crime of forcing someone to have sex with you by using violence or the threat of violence
—
see also date rape, gang rape, statutory rape
[noncount]
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He has been charged with (committing) rape.
[count]
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There has been a decrease in the number of reported rapes.
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a rape trial [=the trial of someone who has been accused of rape]
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rape victims
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[noncount]
literary
:
the act of ruining or destroying something
— usually + of
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the rape of the land
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the rape of privacy
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compare 3rape
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rape
/ˈreɪp/
noun
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rape
/ˈreɪp/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAPE
[noncount]
:
a plant that is grown as food for farm animals and as a source of oil
— called also
(chiefly British)
oilseed rape, rapeseed
—
compare 2rape
