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Rape
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- 1 Quickly; hastily. obsolete
- 1 A surname.
- 1 The act of forcing sex upon another person without their consent or against their will; originally coitus forced by a man on a woman, but now generally any sex act forced by any person upon another person, regardless of gender; by extension, any non-consensual sex act forced on, perpetrated by, or forced to penetrate any being. countable, uncountable
"I fled; but he pursued (though more, it seems, Inflamed with lust than rage), and, swifter far, Me overtook, his mother, all dismayed, And, in embraces forcible and foul Engendering with me, of that rape begot These yelling monsters […]"
- 2 One of the six former administrative divisions of Sussex, England. historical
"It seems to me very clear that the rapes of Sussex were divisions already existing there when the Normans landed."
- 3 Haste; precipitancy; a precipitate course. obsolete
- 4 Synonym of rapeseed, Brassica napus.
"After the Industrial Revolution, it was discovered that rape also yields oil suitable for lubrication."
- 5 The stalks and husks of grapes from which the must has been expressed in winemaking. countable, uncountable
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- 6 the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will wordnet
- 7 An experience that is pleasant for one party and unpleasant for the other, particularly when the unwilling partner's suffering is worse than necessary.; Overpowerment; utter defeat. countable, offensive, slang, sometimes, uncountable
- 8 A filter containing the stalks and husks of grapes, used for clarifying wine, vinegar, etc. countable, uncountable
- 9 the act of despoiling a country in warfare wordnet
- 10 An experience that is pleasant for one party and unpleasant for the other, particularly when the unwilling partner's suffering is worse than necessary.; An insult to one's senses so severe that one feels that they cannot ever be the same afterwards. countable, offensive, slang, sometimes, uncountable
"The ear rape of that concert was so bad I can't even listen to their songs at work anymore."
- 11 Fruit plucked in a bunch. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"a rape of grapes"
- 12 Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop wordnet
- 13 The taking of something by force; seizure, plunder. archaic, countable, uncountable
"the Rape of Nanjing"
- 14 The abduction of a woman, especially for sexual purposes. archaic, countable, uncountable
"Sat. Traytor, if Rome haue law, or we haue power, Thou and thy Faction shall repent this Rape. Bass. Rape call you it my Lord, to cease my owne, My true betrothed Loue, and now my wife?"
- 15 That which is snatched away. countable, obsolete, uncountable
"Where now are all my hopes? O, never more. / Shall they revive! nor death her rapes restore."
- 16 Movement, as in snatching; haste; hurry. countable, obsolete, uncountable
- 1 To force sexual intercourse or other sexual activity upon (someone) without their consent. transitive
"The prosecution case was that the men forced the sisters to strip, threw their clothes over the bridge, then raped them and participated in forcing them to jump into the river to their deaths. As he walked off the bridge, Clemons was alleged to have said: "We threw them off. Let's go.""
- 2 To make haste; to hasten or hurry. intransitive, obsolete, reflexive
- 3 destroy and strip of its possession wordnet
- 4 To seize by force. (Now often with sexual overtones.) intransitive, transitive
"Dr Ashok's eyes had a tendency to pop whenever he wanted to rape your attention."
- 5 force (someone) to have sex against their will wordnet
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- 6 To carry (someone, especially a woman) off against their will, especially for sex; to abduct. transitive
"Paridell rapeth Hellenore: Malbecco her pursewes: Findes emongst Satyres, whence with him To turne she doth refuse."
- 7 To plunder, to destroy or despoil. transitive
"I raped your richest roadstead—I plundered Singapore!"
- 8 To subject (another person) to a painful or unfair experience. offensive, slang, sometimes
"I attended, the mothers went around the circle, introducing themselves. They added a brief statement about their own experiences with vaccine for the reporter’s benefit. Dionne said that she felt “raped” when she was forced to give Tate some vaccinations."
- 9 To subject (another person) to a painful or unfair experience.; To overpower, destroy (someone); to trounce. offensive, slang, sometimes
"My experienced opponent will rape me at chess."
- 10 To subject (another person) to a painful or unfair experience.; To exploit an advantage, often involving money, where the other person has little choice but to submit. offensive, slang, sometimes
"Have you seen the prices in that store lately? I got raped for $20 just buying a sandwich."
Etymology
From Middle English rapen, rappen (“to abduct; ravish; seduce; rape; seize; snatch; carry off; transport”), probably from Latin rapiō (verb), possibly through or influenced by Anglo-Norman rap, rape (noun) (compare also ravish). But compare Swedish rappa (“to snatch, seize, carry off”), Low German rapen (“to snatch, seize”), Dutch rapen (“to pick up, gather, collect”); the relationship with Germanic forms is not clear. Cognate with Lithuanian reikėti (“to be in need”). Compare also rap (“seize, snatch”). Further, some senses may be from Etymology 3, an Old Norse word.
From Middle English rapen, rappen (“to abduct; ravish; seduce; rape; seize; snatch; carry off; transport”), probably from Latin rapiō (verb), possibly through or influenced by Anglo-Norman rap, rape (noun) (compare also ravish). But compare Swedish rappa (“to snatch, seize, carry off”), Low German rapen (“to snatch, seize”), Dutch rapen (“to pick up, gather, collect”); the relationship with Germanic forms is not clear. Cognate with Lithuanian reikėti (“to be in need”). Compare also rap (“seize, snatch”). Further, some senses may be from Etymology 3, an Old Norse word.
Generally considered to derive from Old English rāp (“rope”), in reference to the ropes used to delineate the courts that ruled each rape. Compare Dutch reep and the parish of Rope, Cheshire. In the 18th century, Edward Lye proposed derivation from Old Norse hreppr (“tract of land”), but this was rejected by the New English Dictionary and is considered "phonologically impossible" by the English Place-Name Society. Others, considering it improbable that the Normans would have adopted a local word, suggest derivation from Old French raper (“take by force”). See Wikipedia for more.
From Middle English rapen, from Old Norse hrapa (“to fall, rush headlong, hurry, hasten”), from Proto-Germanic *hrapaną (“to fall down”). Cognate with Norwegian rapa (“to slip, fall”), Danish rappe (“to make haste”), German rappeln (“to hasten, hurry”).
From Middle English rapen, from Old Norse hrapa (“to fall, rush headlong, hurry, hasten”), from Proto-Germanic *hrapaną (“to fall down”). Cognate with Norwegian rapa (“to slip, fall”), Danish rappe (“to make haste”), German rappeln (“to hasten, hurry”).
From Middle English rapen, from Old Norse hrapa (“to fall, rush headlong, hurry, hasten”), from Proto-Germanic *hrapaną (“to fall down”). Cognate with Norwegian rapa (“to slip, fall”), Danish rappe (“to make haste”), German rappeln (“to hasten, hurry”).
From Middle English rape, from Latin rāpa, from rāpum (“turnip”).
From Middle English rape, from rape (“grape stalk, rasper”), from Old French raper, rasper (“to rasp, scratch”), from Old Frankish *raspōn (“to scratch”), related to Old High German raspōn (“to scrape”), Old English ġehrespan (“to strip, spoil”).
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