I. ˈrāp noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin rapa, rapum turnip, rape; akin to Old High German rāba turnip, rape, Lithuanian ropė
Date: 14th century
: an Old World herb ( Brassica napus ) of the mustard family grown as a forage crop and for its seeds which yield rapeseed oil and are a bird food — compare canola
II. transitive verb
( raped ; rap·ing )
Etymology: Middle English, from Latin rapere
Date: 14th century
1.
a. archaic : to seize and take away by force
b. : despoil
2. : to commit rape on
• rap·er noun
• rap·ist ˈrā-pist noun
III. noun
Date: 14th century
1. : an act or instance of robbing or despoiling or carrying away a person by force
2. : unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against the will usually of a female or with a person who is beneath a certain age or incapable of valid consent — compare sexual assault , statutory rape
3. : an outrageous violation
IV. noun
Etymology: French râpe grape stalk
Date: 1657
: grape pomace