rape

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /reɪp/
• SAMPA: /reIp/

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Noun

Singular rape

Plural rapes

1. (countable & uncountable) Rape is when someone has sex with a person who does not want to have sex.

   6 years ago my ex-boyfriend raped me, and I had to call the police.

   A person who commits the crime of rape can be either male or female.

2. (countable & uncountable) Rape is when a man has sexual intercourse with a woman against her will.

Verb

Plain form rape

Third-person singular rapes

Past tense raped

Past participle raped

Present participle raping

1. If a person rapes someone, he or she makes the other person have involuntary sex with him or her.

Related words

• rapist
• statutory rape