gang rape

gang rape
noun
: rape of one person by several attackers in succession
gang-rape transitive verb

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an act or instance of gang-raping someone.

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gang rape noun
A number of successive rapes committed by members of a group on one victim on one occasion
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Main Entry:gang

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gang rape UK US noun [countable/uncountable] [singular gang rape plural gang rapes]
a situation in which a group of people force someone to have sex with each member of the group
Thesaurus: sex crimeshyponym general words for crimessynonym

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n. the rape of one person by a group
Derivatives:
gang-rape v.

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noun, pl ⋯ rapes [count]
: a crime in which one woman is raped by several men one after another
gang-rape verb, -rape, -raped, -raping [+ obj]

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ˈgang rape [gang rape gang rapes] noun uncountable, countable
the ↑rape of a person by a number of people one after the other
Derived Word:gang-rape

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  • gang rape — gang rapes, gang raping, gang raped also gang rape VERB: usu passive If a woman is gang raped, several men force her to have sex with them. [be V ed] For five hours, the women were gang raped. [Also V n] N COUNT Gang rape is also a noun …   English dictionary

  • gang rape — ► NOUN ▪ the rape of one person by a group of other people …   English terms dictionary

  • gang rape — gang .rape n an occasion when several men attack a woman and force her to have sex with them …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • gang rape — gang ,rape noun count or uncount a situation in which a group of people forces someone to have sex with each member of the group …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gang-rape — gang ,rape verb transitive to force someone to have sex with each member of a group …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • gang-rape — verb rape (someone) successively with several attackers The prisoner was gang raped • Hypernyms: ↑rape, ↑ravish, ↑violate, ↑assault, ↑dishonor, ↑dishonour, ↑outr …   Useful english dictionary

  • gang-rape — UK / US verb [transitive] Word forms gang rape : present tense I/you/we/they gang rape he/she/it gang rapes present participle gang raping past tense gang raped past participle gang raped to force someone to have sex with each member of a group …   English dictionary

  • gang rape — UK / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms gang rape : singular gang rape plural gang rapes a situation in which a group of people force someone to have sex with each member of the group …   English dictionary

  • gang-rape — /ˈgæŋ reɪp/ (say gang rayp) verb (t) (gang raped, gang raping) to commit gang rape against …  

  • gang rape — noun Date: 1966 rape of one person by several attackers in succession • gang rape transitive verb …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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