"rape" meaning in English

See rape in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /reɪp/ Audio: en-au-rape.ogg [Australia] Forms: rape [singular], rapes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. Rape is when someone has sex with a person who does not want to have sex.
    Sense id: simple-rape-en-noun-RW9FU0~T
  2. Rape is when a man has sexual intercourse with a woman against her will.
    Sense id: simple-rape-en-noun-e0KUxvcC

Verb

IPA: /reɪp/ Audio: en-au-rape.ogg [Australia] Forms: rape [canonical], rapes [third-person, singular], raped [past], raped [past, participle], raping [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|rap|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If a person rapes someone, he or she makes the other person have involuntary sex with him or her.
    Sense id: simple-rape-en-verb-30l0O8ds
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