Overview of noun rape

The noun rape has 3 senses

• rape, colza, Brassica napus -- (Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop)


• rape, rapine -- (the act of despoiling a country in warfare)


• rape, violation, assault, ravishment -- (the crime of forcing a woman to submit to sexual intercourse against her will)

Overview of verb rape

The verb rape has 2 senses

• rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage -- (force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night")


• rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder -- (destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country")