rape
/reɪp/noun
उच्चारण रेप
बलात्कार, दुष्कर्म
Core word
noun
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[U, C]
the crime of forcing somebody to have sex when they do not want to
बलात्कार, दुष्कर्म
- He was convicted of rape and sent to prison.
- The number of reported rapes has risen.
- Courts have given tougher punishments for rape in recent years.
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- Organisations work to support women who have survived rape.
- The law treats rape as a very serious crime.
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[singular] ~ of sth literary
the act of destroying an area in a way that is not necessary
(किसी क्षेत्र का) अंधाधुंध विनाश
- the rape of the countryside by mining companies
- Environmentalists protested against the rape of the forest by illegal miners.
- Activists spoke against the rape of the hills by unplanned building.
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- The article described the rape of the river by factories.
- They accused the company of the rape of the forest.
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[U]
a plant with bright yellow flowers, grown as food for farm animals and for its seeds, which are used to make oil
सरसों जैसा पौधा, तोरिया, कोल्ज़ा
- fields of oilseed rape
- Bright yellow fields of rape stretched to the horizon across the English countryside.
- Farmers sow rape in autumn for its oil-rich seeds.
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- The fields in spring are bright with rape in flower.
- Rape is also grown for animal feed.
verb
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[T]
to force somebody to have sex when they do not want to, using violence or the threat of violence
बलात्कार करना
- The accused was charged with raping a minor.
◇Word family
rapist noun