{
    "term": "rape",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the crime of forcing somebody to have sex when they do not want it or are not able to agree to it",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was charged with rape."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a rape charge"
                },
                {
                    "text": "an increase in the number of reported rapes"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Rape has often been used as a weapon of war."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Crime and punishment"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["alleged", "attempted", "marital"],
                "rape + noun": ["victim", "suspect", "accusation"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the act of destroying an area or damaging its beauty in a way that seems unnecessary",
            "sensetop": "rape (of something)",
            "labels": "(literary)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "a plant with bright yellow flowers, grown as food for farm animals and for its seeds that are used to make oil",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a field of rape"
                },
                {
                    "text": "refined rape oil"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Farming"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/reɪp/",
                "audio": "ra/rape/rape__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/reɪp/",
                "audio": "ra/rape/rape__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "noun senses 1 to 2 late Middle English (originally denoting violent seizure of property, later carrying off a woman by force): from Anglo-Norman French rap (noun), raper (verb), from Latin rapere ‘seize’. noun sense 3 late Middle English (originally denoting the turnip plant): from Latin rapum, rapa ‘turnip’."
}