Rape

Quick meaning: Rape is a noun meaning (now rare) The taking of something by force; seizure, plunder.

Meaning

(now rare) The taking of something by force; seizure, plunder.

More Meanings

1. (now archaic) The abduction of a woman, especially for sexual purposes.
2. (transitive, intransitive) To seize by force. (Now often with sexual overtones.)
3. 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, perpetrated by, or forced to penetrate any being.
4. (obsolete) That which is snatched away.
5. (obsolete) Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry.
6. (chiefly transitive) To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent.
7. (slang, sometimes offensive) An experience that is pleasant for one party and unpleasant for the other, particularly when the unwilling partner's suffering is worse than necessary.

Example Sentences

the Rape of Nanjing

Ruin'd orphans of thy rapes complain.

For quotations using this term, see Citations:rape.

Castor and Pollux are one set of twins birthed by Leda after her rape by Zeus in swan form; […]

Word Forms

• rapes
• raping
• raped

Synonyms for rape

Depending on context, synonyms include abuse, constuprate, defile, defoul, dishonour, force.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ravish, rapine, despoil, plunder, assault, ravishment.

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