rape
noun (1)
\ ˈrāp
\
Definition of rape
(Entry 1 of 4)
1
: unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against a person's will or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent because of mental illness, mental deficiency, intoxication, unconsciousness, or deception — compare
sexual assault,
statutory rape
2
: an outrageous violation
3
: an act or instance of robbing or despoiling or carrying away a person by force
rape
verb
raped; raping
Definition of
rape (Entry 2 of 4)
transitive verb
1
: to commit rape on
2a
: despoil
b archaic
: to seize and take away by force
rape
noun (2)
Definition of
rape (Entry 3 of 4)
: an Old World herb (
Brassica napus) of the mustard family grown as a forage crop and for its seeds which yield
rapeseed oil and are a bird food — compare
canola
rape
noun (3)
Definition of
rape (Entry 4 of 4)
: the
pomace of grapes left after expression of the juice