rape
1 (rāp)
[Middle English, from rapen, to rape, from Old French raper, to abduct, from Latin rapere, to seize.]
noun
- The crime of forcing another person to submit to sex acts, especially sexual intercourse.
- The act of seizing and carrying off by force; abduction.
- Abusive or improper treatment; violation: a rape of justice.
transitive verb: raped, rap·ing, rapes.
- To force (another person) to submit to sex acts, especially sexual intercourse; commit rape on.
- To seize and carry off by force.
- To plunder or pillage.
derivatives
- raṕer
- noun
rape
2 (rāp)
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin rāpa pl. of rāpum, turnip.]
noun
- A European plant (Brassica napus) of the mustard family, cultivated as fodder and for its seed that yields a valuable oil. Also called colza, oil-seed rape
rape
3 (rāp)
[French râpe, grape stalk, from Old French, from rasper, to scrape; see rasp.]
noun
- The refuse of grapes left after the extraction of the juice in winemaking.