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rape

/ˈɹeɪ̯p/

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What does rape mean?

noun

  1. The act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any person upon another person, regardless of gender; by extension, any non-consensual sex act forced on or perpetrated by any being.

verb

  1. To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent.
  2. To seize by force. (Now often with sexual overtones.)
More meanings (20)

verb

  1. To carry (someone, especially a woman) off against their will, especially for sex; to abduct.
  2. To plunder, to destroy or despoil.
  3. (offensive, slang) To subject (another person) to a painful or unfair experience.
  4. (offensive, slang) To overpower, destroy (someone); to trounce.
  5. (offensive, slang) To exploit an advantage, often involving money, where the other person has little choice but to submit.
  6. (obsolete) To make haste; to hasten or hurry.

noun

  1. Synonym of rapeseed, Brassica napus.
  2. The stalks and husks of grapes from which the must has been expressed in winemaking.
  3. A filter containing the stalks and husks of grapes, used for clarifying wine, vinegar, etc.
  4. (offensive, slang) Overpowerment; utter defeat.
  5. (offensive, slang) An insult to one's senses so severe that one feels that they cannot ever be the same afterwards.
  6. (archaic) The taking of something by force; seizure, plunder.
  7. (archaic) The abduction of a woman, especially for sexual purposes.
  8. (obsolete) That which is snatched away.
  9. (obsolete) Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry.
  10. (historical) One of the six former administrative divisions of Sussex, England.
  11. (obsolete) Haste; precipitancy; a precipitate course.
  12. (obsolete) Fruit plucked in a bunch.

proper noun

  1. A surname.

adverb

  1. (obsolete) Quickly; hastily.
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IPA pronunciation

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