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rapes

SayRAYPS/ɹeɪps/

2 meanings of rapes

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  1. 1
    noun
    Plural of rape. Use this form when talking about more than one.

    The detective compiled a report on the unsolved rapes from that decade.

    Two separate rapes were reported to the campus authorities last week.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present-tense form of rape used with he, she, or it.

    The law punishes severely anyone who rapes another person.

    Under the code, a person who rapes a victim faces a long prison term.

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rapes is a form of rape

rape, noun: The crime of having sex with someone who does not or cannot agree to it. Full entry

Forms
rape also pluralrapes plural
Spelling
rape → rapes: add -s
Sound
The ending sounds like /s/.

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