noun
- plural of rape; plants of the mustard family grown for oil-rich seeds
Usage: agricultural
verb
- third person singular present of rape; commits the crime of rape
Usage: legal; offensive
Examples
- The farmer planted several acres of rapes this spring.
- Rapes are commonly grown in Canada for canola oil production.
- The yellow flowers of rapes bloom in early summer.
- Oil extracted from rapes is used in cooking and biodiesel.
- The court convicted him after evidence showed he rapes victims.
- The detective investigates cases where the suspect rapes multiple people.