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gang-rape

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To commit a gang rape (rape involving more than one perpetrator).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, transitive

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

rape (someone) successively with several attackers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • The prisoner was gang-raped

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: rape, ravish, violate, assault, dishonor, dishonour, outrage

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 輪姦 /轮奸 (leon4 gaan1) — perpetrate a gang rape
  • Chinese Cantonese: 輪大米 /轮大米 (leon4 daai6 mai5) — perpetrate a gang rape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 輪姦 /轮奸 (lúnjiān) — perpetrate a gang rape
  • Chinese Mandarin: 輪暴 /轮暴 (lúnbào) — perpetrate a gang rape
  • Finnish: joukkoraiskaus — perpetrate a gang rape
  • Marathi: सामूहिक बलात्कार करणे (sāmūhik balātkār karṇe) — perpetrate a gang rape
  • Marathi: गँगरेप करणे (gĕṅgrep karṇe) — perpetrate a gang rape