what does rape mean?
RAPE as NOUN
- Meaning
- the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will
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Hypernyms(s) rape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- the act of despoiling a country in warfare
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Hypernyms(s) rape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
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Hypernyms(s) rape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
RAPE as VERB
- Meaning
- destroy and strip of its possession
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- The soldiers raped the beautiful country
Hypernyms(s) rape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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- Meaning
- force (someone) to have sex against their will
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- The woman was raped on her way home at night
Hypernyms(s) rape is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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