rape

/reɪp/

/reɪp/

Other forms: raped; rapes; raping

Rape is a word for sexual assault. This is one of the worst crimes there is. Rape can also mean to plunder or strip something of resources.

There are few words more powerful than rape, which is a horrifying crime. To rape someone is to force them to have sex with you. This word isn't an obscenity, but its meaning is. There are also some metaphorical meanings, like if a country is said to rape the land of a resource, like oil. Some countries might rape their rain forests by cutting them down. However it's used, rape is a violent and ugly word.

Definitions of rape

1. noun

   the crime of forcing someone to have sex against their will
   types:

   date rape

   rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together)

   carnal abuse, statutory rape

   sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly)

   type of:

   sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault

   a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat
2. noun

   the act of despoiling a country in warfare
   synonyms: rapine

   type of:

   pillage, pillaging, plundering

   the act of stealing valuable things from a place
3. verb

   force (someone) to have sex against their will
   types:

   gang-rape

   rape (someone) successively with several attackers

   type of:

   assail, assault, attack, set on

   attack someone physically or emotionally
4. verb

   destroy and strip of its possession
   synonyms: despoil, plunder, spoil, violate

   type of:

   destroy, ruin

   destroy completely; damage irreparably
5. noun

   Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
   synonyms: Brassica napus, colza

   type of:

   mustard

   any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica