rape: Meaning and Definition of

rape

1. the unlawful compelling of a woman through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse.
2. any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person.
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4. an act of plunder, violent seizure, or abuse; despoliation; violation: the rape of the countryside.
5. the act of seizing and carrying off by force.

1. to force to have sexual intercourse.
2. to plunder (a place); despoil.
3. to seize, take, or carry off by force.

1. to commit rape.

rape

1. a plant, Brassica napus, of the mustard family, whose leaves are used for food for hogs, sheep, etc., and whose seeds yield rape oil.

rape

1. the residue of grapes, after the juice has been extracted, used as a filter in making vinegar.