rape | ||
1. | [ verb ] (criminal law,sexuality) force (someone) to have sex against their will | |
Synonyms: | violate dishonor dishonour outrage assault ravish | |
Examples: | "The woman was raped on her way home at night" |
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Related terms: | assail gang-rape raper outrage violator | |
2. | [ noun ] the act of despoiling a country in warfare | |
Synonyms: | rapine | |
Related terms: | plundering | |
3. | [ verb ] destroy and strip of its possession | |
Synonyms: | violate plunder spoil despoil | |
Examples: | "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" |
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Related terms: | destroy plundering spoil spoil | |
4. | [ noun ] (botany) Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop | |
Synonyms: | Brassica_napus colza | |
Related terms: | mustard Brassica rapeseed | |
5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 16393 | |
6. | [ noun ] (law,criminal law,sexuality) the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will | |
Synonyms: | assault ravishment sexual_assault sexual_abuse violation | |
Related terms: | crime sex_crime statutory_rape date_rape | |
Similar spelling: |
rap rappee rave Rapp Rabe Raap Raupp Rappa raphe Raabe raf Raub Raff Raby Rabb Raab |