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rape 1
(rāp)n.
1.
a. The crime of using force or the threat of force to compel a person to submit to sexual intercourse.
b. The crime of using force or threat of force to compel a person to submit to some other sexual penetration.
c. Other unlawful sexual intercourse or penetration, as with an unconscious person or person below the age of or incapable of consent.
d. An instance of any of these crimes.
2. The act of seizing and carrying off by force; abduction: the rape of Europa by Zeus.
3. The act of pillaging or plundering: the rape of the city by the invaders.
4. Abusive or improper treatment; spoiling or abuse: the rape of the land by polluters.
tr.v. raped, rap·ing, rapes
1. To use force or threat of force to compel (another person) to submit to sexual intercourse or other sexual penetration.
2. To seize and carry off by force.
3. To plunder or pillage.
4. To treat improperly; abuse or spoil.
[Middle English, from rapen, to rape, from Old French raper, to abduct, from Latin rapere, to seize; see rep- in Indo-European roots.]
rap′er n.
rape 2
(rāp)n.
Either of two European plants (Brassica napus or B. rapa) of the mustard family, cultivated as fodder and for their seeds, which yield a valuable oil. Certain varieties of these plants yield canola oil. Also called colza, oilseed rape.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rāpa, pl. of rāpum, turnip.]
rape 3
(rāp)n.
The refuse of grapes left after the extraction of the juice in winemaking.
[French râpe, grape stalk, pomace, from Old French raspe, from rasper, to scrape (in reference to the scraping of grapes off the stalk in making wine); see rasp.]
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rape
(reɪp)n
1. (Law) the offence of forcing a person, esp a woman, to submit to sexual intercourse against that person's will. See also statutory rape
2. the act of despoiling a country in warfare; rapine
3. any violation or abuse: the rape of justice.
4. archaic abduction: the rape of the Sabine women.
vb (mainly tr)
5. (Law) to commit rape upon (a person)
6. (also intr) to plunder or despoil (a place) in war
7. archaic to carry off by force; abduct
[C14: from Latin rapere to seize]
rape
(reɪp)n
(Plants) a Eurasian plant, Brassica napus, that has bright yellow flowers and is cultivated for its seeds, which yield a useful oil, and as a fodder plant: family Brassicaceae (crucifers). Also called: colza or cole
[C14: from Latin rāpum turnip]
rape
(reɪp)n
(Brewing) (often plural) the skins and stalks of grapes left after wine-making: used in making vinegar
[C17: from French râpe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German raspōn to scrape together]
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rape1
(reɪp)n., v. raped, rap•ing. n.
1. the unlawful act of forcing a female to have sexual intercourse, as by physical attack or threats.
2. any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person.
4. an act of plunder or despoliation: the rape of the countryside.
5. Archaic. the act of seizing and carrying off by force.
v.t. 6. to force to have sexual intercourse.
7. to plunder (a place); despoil.
8. to seize and carry off by force.
v.i. 9. to commit rape.
[1250–1300; (v.) Middle English rapen < Anglo-French raper < Latin rapere to seize, carry off by force, plunder; (n.) Middle English < Anglo-French ra(a)p(e), derivative of raper]
rap′ist, rap′er, n.
rape2
(reɪp)n.
a plant, Brassica napus, of the mustard family, whose leaves are used as fodder, and whose seeds yield rape oil.
[1350–1400; Middle English (< Middle French) < Latin rāpum (neuter), rāpa (feminine) turnip; c. Greek rhápys]
rape3
(reɪp)n.
the residue of grapes, after the juice has been extracted, used as a filter in making vinegar.
[1590–1600; < French râpe]
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rape
Past participle: raped
Gerund: raping
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| Noun | 1. |  rape - Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage cropBrassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc. mustard - any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica rapeseed - seed of rape plants; source of an edible oil |
| 2. | rape - the act of despoiling a country in warfare pillaging, plundering, pillage - the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors" | |
| 3. | rape - the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will date rape - rape in which the rapist is known to the victim (as when they are on a date together) 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; "most states have replaced the common law definition of rape with statutes defining sexual assault" statutory rape, carnal abuse - sexual intercourse with a person (girl or boy) who has not reached the age of consent (even if both parties participate willingly) | |
| Verb | 1. | rape - force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night" assail, assault, set on, attack - attack someone physically or emotionally; "The mugger assaulted the woman"; "Nightmares assailed him regularly" gang-rape - rape (someone) successively with several attackers; "The prisoner was gang-raped" |
| 2. | rape - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" |
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rape
verb
noun
1. sexual assault, violation, ravishment, outrage Ninety per cent of all rapes and violent assaults went unreported.
2. plundering, pillage, depredation, despoliation, rapine, spoliation, despoilment, sack the rape of the environment
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rape
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Translations
إغْتِصاباِغْتِصَابسَلْب وتَدْميرلِفْتيَسْلُب ويُدَمِّر
znásilněníznásilnitzpustošenípustošitřepka olejka
voldtægtvoldtagedrive rovdriftrapsrovdrift
raiskataraiskausrapsi
silovanjesilovatirepica
rombolást okoz
memerkosapemerkosaan
eyîilegging, spjöllnauðganauðgunnauîganauîgun
セイヨウアブラナレイプレイプする
강간강간하다평지
raptus
išprievartavimas
izlaupīšanaizlaupītizpostīšanaizpostītizvarošana
răpiviola
spustošenie
posilitiposilstvo
våldtavåldtäktraps
ข่มขืน
cây cải dầuhiếp dâm
rape
1 [reɪp]A. N
rape
2 [reɪp]A. N (Bot) → colza f
B. CPD rape oil N = rapeseed oil
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
rape
[ˈreɪp]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
rape
1n → Vergewaltigung f, → Notzucht f (Jur); rape crisis centre → Beratungszentrum nt (für Frauen, die Opfer einer Vergewaltigung geworden sind)
vt → vergewaltigen, notzüchtigen (Jur)
rape
2n (= plant) → Raps m
rape
3n (= grape pulp) → Trester pl
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
rape
1 [reɪp]1. n (also) (Law) → stupro, violenza carnale
2. vt → violentare, stuprare
rape
2 [reɪp] n (Bot) → colzaCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
rape
(reip) noun1. the crime of having sexual intercourse with a woman against her will.
2. the act of causing great damage, destruction etc to land etc.
verb1. to force (a woman) to have sexual intercourse against her will.
2. to cause great damage, destruction etc to (countryside etc).
ˈrapist noun a man who rapes a woman.
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rape
→ اِغْتِصَاب, لِفْت, يَغْتَصِبُ řepka olejka, znásilnění, znásilnit raps, voldtægt, voldtage Raps, vergewaltigen, Vergewaltigung βιάζω, βιασμός, ελαιοκράμβη colza, violación, violar raiskata, raiskaus, rapsi colza, viol, violer repica, silovanje, silovati colza, stuprare, stupro セイヨウアブラナ, レイプ, レイプする 강간, 강간하다, 평지 koolzaad, verkrachten, verkrachting raps, voldta, voldtekt gwałt, rzepa pastewna, zgwałcić colza, estuprar, estupro, violação, violar изнасилование, изнасиловать, рапс raps, våldta, våldtäkt ข่มขืน, พืชชนิดหนึ่งที่ใช้เลี้ยงสัตว์หรือสกัดน้ำมัน hardal otu, tecavüz, tecavüz etmek cây cải dầu, hiếp dâm 强奸, 油菜Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
rape
n. violación;
v. violar, abusar sexualmente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
rape
n violación f (sexual); date — violación en una cita; vt violarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.