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
verbraped; raping
Definition of rape (Entry 2 of 4)
rape
noun (2)Definition of rape (Entry 3 of 4)
rape
noun (3)Definition of rape (Entry 4 of 4)
: the pomace of grapes left after expression of the juice
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The first known use of rape was in the 14th century
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