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Type of rape
Rape by proxy is a type of rape where an attacker makes use of another individual to physically assault the victim. In September 2007 a Utah woman raised
Rape_by_proxy
21st-century sex crime in France
Marital rape Rape by proxy Gozzi, Laura (19 November 2024). "'You are lying!' Gisèle Pelicot's daughter yells at father as he speaks in mass rape trial"
Pelicot_rape_case
Various types of this form of sexual assault
gender Rape statistics Gray rape Rape by proxy Humphreys, Terence Patrick (1993). Gender differences in the perception of rape: The role of ambiguity (M
Types_of_rape
Law that exonerates a male rapist if he marries his female victim
longer a factor. Effects and aftermath of rape Rape culture Raptio Types of marriage Types of rape Rape by proxy Attributed to multiple sources: Other examples
Marry-your-rapist_law
types of rape that an individual can experience such as acquaintance rape, marital rape, stranger rape, gang rape, drug-facilitate rape, incest rape, and
Effects_and_aftermath_of_rape
Claim or allegation of wrongdoing that is untrue
accusations. The case has been made that diagnoses of Münchausen syndrome by proxy, that is harming someone else in order to gain attention for oneself, are
False_accusation
Wartime sexual violence is rape or other forms of sexual violence committed by combatants during an armed conflict, war, or military occupation. This
Wartime_sexual_violence
Sexual abuse compliance method
sexual abuse that happened to children from outside their family, committed by those who were not strangers. Previously, the focus of law enforcement had
Sexual_grooming
Act of killing one's own brother
the god Osiris is murdered by his brother Set who usurps the throne. In the Hindu epic Mahābhārata, Karna was killed by Arjuna who was unaware that Karna
Fratricide
Act of killing one's father
(1577–1599), Italian noblewoman who killed her father after he imprisoned and raped her. She was condemned and beheaded for the crime along with her brother
Patricide
American and British internet personality (born 1986)
an open rape investigation in the United Kingdom. The investigation was later dropped, but Tate was subject to an extradition request for rape charges
Andrew_Tate
Act of killing one's husband or boyfriend
30% of the total spouse murders in the United States, data not including proxy murders conducted on behalf of the wife. FBI data from the mid-1970s to
Mariticide
2023 armed incursions and massacres in Israel
Hamas, Iranian-linked proxy groups, and affiliates. It also addresses acts of antisemitism linked to these groups. JTF 10-7 is led by senior officials from
October_7_attacks
2028 election for the Mayor of London
(4 June 2025). "Robert Jenrick's rumoured mayoral ambitions are just a proxy Tory leadership war". The i. Retrieved 22 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint:
2028_London_mayoral_election
1939–1945 global conflict
competition between them—the Cold War—would be accompanied by an unprecedented arms race and a number of proxy wars throughout the world. In Asia, the United States
World_War_II
Ethnic cleansing of Palestinians
Yishuv had employed rape in 'several dozen cases' (Morris 2004a: 592) and the news of the rape, though subsequently silenced by both perpetrators and
Nakba
British politician (born 1960)
he was suspended in April 2025 after being arrested by Avon and Somerset Police on suspicion of rape, child sex offences, child abduction and misconduct
Dan_Norris
British politician (born 1974)
"silly". In May 2025, Powell described discussion of rape gangs as a "dog whistle", which was condemned by survivors of the abuse. Reform UK called her comments
Lucy_Powell
2015 matricide in Missouri, U.S.
had Munchausen by proxy, leading her to fatally poison him with table salt in 2014 Shauna Taylor, a Florida woman with Munchausen by proxy who deliberately
Murder_of_Dee_Dee_Blanchard
South Korea to interrupt the meeting. The Korean bank has given him their proxies to attend the board meeting and vote on their behalf much to Jack, Adam
List_of_Traders_episodes
American rock band
had "decided to part ways" with bassist Twiggy, after a rape allegation was made against Twiggy by his former girlfriend, Jack Off Jill vocalist Jessicka;
Marilyn_Manson_(band)
Leader of the Rapid Support Forces (born c. 1974)
Witnesses reported men shot in the head by the RSF after having been forced to lie on the ground, and women selected for rape in the bush. Khalil, a witness from
Hemedti
Type of murder
of rape or sexual assault; or for not identifying as heterosexual. Although these murders are condemned by international conventions, including by legally
Honor_killing
Free pornographic video sharing website
affecting over 2 million users. The German Pirate Party promptly opened a proxy server so that Arcor customers could continue to easily access YouPorn.
YouPorn
Mississippi for rape and murder of girl". The Independent. 14 December 2022. "Convicted Mississippi murderer, rapist Thomas 'Eddie' Loden executed by lethal injection"
List_of_last_meals
Support Services stated that the Hells Angels were responsible and that: "The rape and beatings are standard punishment. What is a little bit unusual are women's
Hells Angels MC criminal allegations and incidents in British Columbia
Hells_Angels_MC_criminal_allegations_and_incidents_in_British_Columbia
German and Italian Fascist surrender document during WWII
Army Group Graziani's proxy of surrender (in German) Vietinghoff's proxy of surrender Wolff's proxy of surrender Recording of proxy for the photostat copies
Surrender_at_Caserta
American actress (born 1962)
(1990), Backdraft (1991), Single White Female (1992), and The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), and was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for her portrayal of
Jennifer_Jason_Leigh
Events after the end of the war in 1945
between the two powers. It was instead characterized by espionage, political subversion, and proxy wars. Western Europe was rebuilt through the American
Aftermath_of_World_War_II
British politician (born 1980)
on Sky News, Badenoch defended Israel's war on Gaza, described it as a "proxy war on behalf of the UK" and stated that the war aligns with "Britain's
Kemi_Badenoch
American actor (born 1958)
(1990), The Player (1992), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Hudsucker Proxy (1994), I.Q. (1994) and Nothing to Lose (1997). For his role in the Clint
Tim_Robbins
Murderer of multiple people
case studies of female psychopathic killers featuring Munchausen syndrome by proxy, cesarean section homicide, fraud detection homicide, female kill teams
Serial_killer
Interrogation centre in Morocco
allegations by freed Guantanamo detainee Binyam Mohamed Temara interrogation centre and others that the CIA relied on Morocco as a secret proxy detention
Temara_interrogation_centre
Ongoing conflict since 2014
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov characterised the conflict as a proxy war started by NATO. NATO says it is not at war with Russia; but rather its members
Russo-Ukrainian_war
American journalist (born 1987)
political representation and strategic reality in America's proxy wars" and was supervised by Desmond King. From 2001 to 2009, Farrow served as a UNICEF
Ronan_Farrow
Violent tactic resulting in the attacker's intentional death
those by the Hashishiyeen, by the Moro juramentado, and in Aceh during WWII (see below). Adam Lankford also excludes from the definition are "proxy bombings"
Suicide_attack
Territorial conflict in South Asia
fuelled by Pakistan to create instability in the region. The Government of India has repeatedly accused Pakistan of waging a proxy war in Kashmir by providing
Kashmir_conflict
Homicide criminal charge less culpable than murder
between murder and manslaughter is sometimes said to have first been made by the ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the 7th century BC. The definition
Manslaughter
mistreatment by police officials. This mistreatment ultimately led to a 2008 judgment against the police by the Supreme Court of Korea. There are rape crisis
Sexuality_in_South_Korea
warring parties, contributing to dynamics resembling a proxy war. In June 2024, a briefing by Amnesty International stated that the constant flow of foreign
Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–present)
American sports and entertainment promoter
lawsuit was filed by Janel Grant, a former employee at WWE headquarters between 2019 and 2022 against WWE as well as TKO (by proxy of ownership). Grant
TKO_Group_Holdings
Soap opera character
Alliance Against Defamation) was asked by Metro Weekly why GLAAD sent out an action alert voicing their concern over the rape of Bianca, but two days later sent
Bianca_Montgomery
Act of killing one's wife or girlfriend
70% of the total spouse murders in the United States, data not including proxy murders conducted on behalf of the wife. FBI data from the mid-1970s to
Uxoricide
starvation, persecution, the use of human shields, sexual violence and rape, torture, pillage, forced transfer, breach of medical neutrality, enforced
Israeli_war_crimes
Unwanted observation
used the terms "female harassment", "obsessive following" or "psychological rape". The difficulties associated with defining this term exactly (or defining
Stalking
Registered charity in Cambridge, England
system to be routed through a transparent proxy server. Wikipedia distinguishes unlogged-in users from each other by their IP address, so interpreted all unlogged-in
Internet_Watch_Foundation
Listing of characters on American television series Criminal Minds
Spencer Morgan, after being shot by Chazz Montolo. Played by Bodhi Elfman, Peter Lewis (AKA Mr. Scratch) is a proxy killer who poisons his victims, causing
List of Criminal Minds characters
List_of_Criminal_Minds_characters
Act of killing one's sister
father in 1988. Karla Homolka and her fiancé Paul Bernardo drugged and raped Homolka's younger sister Tammy, who subsequently choked to death on her
Sororicide
sources: Neukam, Stephen (September 9, 2025). "Senate Democrats locked in 2026 proxy war". Axios. Retrieved October 15, 2025. Andrews, Ethan (September 10, 2025)
2026 United States Senate election in Maine
2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maine
German military officer and war criminal (1895–1945)
Germany's "most extreme executioner", engaging in constant acts of violence, rape, and murder. He died after the war while in Allied custody. Dirlewanger had
Oskar_Dirlewanger
Welsh politician (born 1983)
legalise assisted suicide. As of May 2025, Elmore has been the appointed proxy voter for Dan Norris, the Labour MP for North East Somerset and Hanham.
Chris_Elmore
Mass killing of protesters in Iran
2026, Wikidata Q137994052, archived from the original on 23 January 2026 "Proxies, missile on agenda in US-Iran talks as Russia warns of 'explosive' risks"
2026_Iran_massacres
Salafi jihadist militant organisation
infrastructure, assisted by advisors, weapons, training, supplies, and airstrikes by the American-led coalition and Iranian proxy forces, and later by Russian airstrikes
Islamic_State
people. In July 2007, a case involved the kidnapping and rape of a sixteen-year-old French-Swiss boy by a group of men. The boy stated in a closed court session
LGBTQ rights in the United Arab Emirates
LGBTQ_rights_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates
Malik reported widespread atrocities, including rapes by Janjaweed militia. UN experts alleged that rape was being used as a "tool to punish and terrorise
War crimes during the Sudanese civil war (2023–present)
War_crimes_during_the_Sudanese_civil_war_(2023–present)
Improper usage or mistreatment
forms, such as: physical or verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices, crimes, or other types of aggression. Some sources describe
Abuse
World Wrestling Entertainment event
headquarters between 2019 and 2022, filed a lawsuit against WWE as well as TKO (by proxy of ownership). Grant alleged that Vince McMahon had coerced her into a
Royal_Rumble_(2024)
Current phase of war ongoing since 2014
health of those currently in the custody of Russia and its proxies." Conditions described by freed prisoners include exposure, insufficient access to sanitation
Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present)
Russo-Ukrainian_war_(2022–present)
1991–2001 series of wars in the Balkans
Wars were marked by many war crimes, including genocide, crimes against humanity, ethnic cleansing, massacres, and mass wartime rape. The Bosnian genocide
Yugoslav_Wars
Killing of a human by another human
robbery (32.9%), drug trade (14.5%), burglary (11%), motor vehicle theft (5%), rape or sexual assault (2%). A larger proportion of homicides of females than
Homicide
force, and verbal threats of rape or sexual assault, as well as rape, attempted rape, and sexual assault that isn't rape. Violent crime in the United
Crime_in_the_United_States
Country in West Asia
Iran–Israel proxy conflict and direct confrontation with Iran during the Syrian civil war. On 7 October 2023, Palestinian militant groups from Gaza, led by Hamas
Israel
Israel and the first direct conflict since the start of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict. The attack was the biggest drone strike in history, intended to
European Union reactions to the Gaza war
European_Union_reactions_to_the_Gaza_war
Russian private military company acting as mercenary umbrella organization
by Russia in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. According to an RFE/RL investigation, concurrent "Redut" is controlled by the GRU and acts as a proxy umbrella
Redut
Russian private military company
Russian Armed Forces. Evidence suggests that Wagner has been used as a proxy by the Russian government, allowing it to have plausible deniability for military
Wagner_Group
domestic violence and rape, and some cases involved women who had consulted with Jikei Hospital about confidential birth but died by suicide. There are also
Neonatal_abandonment_in_Japan
Practice of eating a child or fetus
wife Procne killed and cooked her own child to punish her husband for the rape and mutilation of her sister Philomela. A variant of this myth was also told
Child_cannibalism
Country in South Asia
Iran have been strained by sectarian tensions, with both Iran and Saudi Arabia using Pakistan as a battleground for their proxy sectarian war. Since the
Pakistan
Complete separation of the head from the body
of Islam. Crimes such as rape, murder, apostasy, and sorcery are punishable by beheading. It is usually carried out publicly by beheading with a sword.
Decapitation
a world war online." According to the NYT, Russia, China, Iran and its proxies used state media and covert influence campaigns on social media networks
Misinformation in the Gaza war
Misinformation_in_the_Gaza_war
American author and speaker (born 1988)
present for her own wedding — Tennessee law allowed her to be married by proxy, TDOC confirms". The Tennessean. Retrieved August 15, 2019. Humphrey, Tom
Cyntoia_Brown
Murder of women or girls because of their gender
corrective rape in South Africa, Zimbabwe, Ecuador, and Thailand. Corrective rape has led to death in some cases. Corrective rape is defined by Hawthorne
Femicide
Communist ideology
Retrieved 23 June 2023. Dasgupta, Rajeshwari (2006). "UC Berkeley Library Proxy Login". Economic and Political Weekly. 41 (19): 1920–1927. JSTOR 4418215
Naxalism
Vice President of the United Arab Emirates
supported by the UAE in the proxy wars. He was found keeping a regular contact with military commander Khalifa Haftar, who was being backed by the UAE in
Mansour_bin_Zayed_Al_Nahyan
President of South Africa from 2009 to 2018
throwing stones at a woman that they mistook for her. By October 2008, Zuma had been acquitted of rape and was no longer subject to corruption charges. However
Jacob_Zuma
Mass murder campaign in Rwanda
marked by extreme violence, with victims often murdered by neighbours, and widespread sexual violence, with between 250,000 and 500,000 women raped. The
Rwandan_genocide
Political party in the United States
whose mental or physical health would be impaired by pregnancy, or whose pregnancies were the result of rape or incest. The same year, the Republican strongholds
Republican Party (United States)
Republican_Party_(United_States)
American politician (born 1987)
was expected to be a quiet battle for a long-safe Republican seat into a proxy fight over Trump, the health care overhaul, and the partisan struggle for
Jon_Ossoff
Content of the World Wide Web that is not indexed by search engines
of personal passwords, false identity documents, drugs, murders, torture, rape pornography, firearms, and child pornography. Since then, after their use
Deep_web
1961–1990 anti-Somoza revolution and Sandinista rule
from 1981 to 1990. The revolution revealed the country as one of the major proxy war battlegrounds of the Cold War. The initial overthrow of the Somoza dictatorial
Nicaraguan_Revolution
2011–2024 armed conflict in Syria
Al-Nusra Front) and the Islamic State (IS). The civil war has also served as a proxy war as a number of foreign countries–including Turkey, Iran, Russia and
Syrian_civil_war
Civil conflict over control of Port-au-Prince
000 cases of sexual violence in 2022. Rape, which only became a criminal offense in Haiti in 2005, is being used by gangs as a means of humiliating those
Haitian_conflict
Retrieved 8 February 2026. DiBenedetto, Chase (4 October 2024). "Meta deems red triangle a proxy for Hamas support, will enforce removal". Mashable.
Red triangle (Palestinian symbol)
Red_triangle_(Palestinian_symbol)
the third season, which was released on 19 November 2018. This was followed by a fourth season, which was released on 26 April 2020. A fifth season was confirmed
List of The Last Kingdom episodes
List_of_The_Last_Kingdom_episodes
Group of American escaped convicts
incident in his self-published memoir Falling Down. Halprin later married by proxy and divorced in 2010. Larry James Harper (September 10, 1963, in Danville
Texas_Seven
Islamist Palestinian political and paramilitary organization
Yanarocak; Dr. Jonathan Spyer (25 January 2021). "Turkish Militias and Proxies". trendsresearch. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved
Hamas
Deliberate act of a parent killing their own child
to kill the child, but death may occur anyway, and Munchausen syndrome by proxy is in that category. Spousal revenge killings are killings of children
Filicide
Sectarian violence in the Indian state
death tolls in excess of 2,000. In addition to many brutal killings, many rapes were reported, as well as widespread looting and destruction of property
2002_Gujarat_violence
1998 hate crime in Texas
meters), with one hour for exercise. Berry married Christie Marcontell by proxy. Lawrence Russell Brewer (March 13, 1967 – September 21, 2011) was a white
Murder_of_James_Byrd_Jr.
American businessman and software engineer (born 1955)
Retrieved December 4, 2025. "Former Google CEO Eric Schmidt accused of rape, surveillance by ex-mistress". Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved
Eric_Schmidt
Former volunteer in the Provisional Irish Republican Army
forced down their throats. This treatment, which the Prices compared to rape and which gave the sisters lifelong anorexia nervosa,... Andrew Sanders (24
Marian_Price
Rights claimed for women and girls worldwide
forced marriage, including by means of bride kidnapping, through rape (including marital rape, war rape and genocidal rape) or as part of a program of
Women's_rights
State of living together as spouses while unmarried
such grisly gifts, and are told by the Levite of the sadistic rape of his concubine. The crime is considered outrageous by the Israelite tribesmen, who then
Concubinage
from 1991 to 2020. India most recently executed 4 perpetrators of a gang rape and murder case in March 2020. Japan sometimes executes criminals, carrying
Capital_punishment_by_country
Russian expeditionary paramilitary group in Africa
gang rape and sexual slavery, and other abuses such as beheadings and abductions. In early December 2025, a 14-year-old girl claimed to be raped by Africa
Africa_Corps_(Russia)
Murder motivated by sheer excitement
fairly common in thrill killings. The killer might torture, degrade, or rape their victim before they take the others' life." They frequently have an
Thrill_killing
American media executive (born 1951)
allegations of rape, claiming that he and previous CEO Michael Eisner "made a series of decisions that allowed a range of actions by Harvey Weinstein
Bob_Iger
Country in West Asia
murder, rape, armed robbery, repeated drug use, apostasy, adultery, and witchcraft. It can be carried out by beheading with a sword, stoning or by firing
Saudi_Arabia
Ongoing armed conflict in Southeast Asia
against the population, including burnings, beheadings, mutilations, war rape, torching villages, and a massive aerial bombing campaign that has displaced
Myanmar civil war (2021–present)
Myanmar_civil_war_(2021–present)
Armed conflict between Turkey and PKK
including rape and threat of rape. In some cases, the detainees were photographed nude and threatened with public humiliation after being tortured by Turkish
Kurdistan Workers' Party insurgency
Kurdistan_Workers'_Party_insurgency
RAPE BY-PROXY
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Surname or Lastname
English (Yorkshire)
English (Yorkshire) : variant of Roper. In southern dialects of English, Old English -Ä- became Middle English -Å-, whereas in Yorkshire -a- was preserved and gave rise to this form of the surname.Possibly also an altered spelling of German Röper or Röber (see Roeber).
Surname or Lastname
English (now rare)
English (now rare) : occupational name for a furrier, Middle English pel(e)ter.
Female
English
English name, possibly derived from the vocabulary word ray, RAE means "sunbeam."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Ray 1–4.
Boy/Male
American, British, Danish, English, French, Hebrew, Scandinavian
Strong Counselor
Surname or Lastname
English (rare; mainly northeastern)
English (rare; mainly northeastern) : variant of Longwell.
Male
English
Variant spelling of English Ray, RAE means "wise protector."Â
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a pass or narrow valley, from Old English hraca ‘throat’, or a habitational name from any of the minor places deriving their name from this word, such as Rake in Devon or The Rake in Sussex.English and Dutch : from Middle English, Middle Dutch rake ‘rake’, applied as a metonymic occupational name for a maker of such implements or as a nickname for a tall thin man. (The expression ‘lean as a rake’ is found in Chaucer.)
Surname or Lastname
English (rare in England)
English (rare in England) : variant of Hug 1.
Boy/Male
Australian, British, English, Indian, Muslim, Portuguese
Good
Boy/Male
English Scandinavian
Strong counselor. From the ancient personal name Ragnar.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : of uncertain origin; Reaney suggests a nickname from Old French ras ‘clean shaven’, but he also cites documentary evidence of a personal name which probably also gave rise to the surname.Perhaps a variant of Dutch or German Rase.Slovenian (southwestern Slovenia) : nickname from raca ‘duck’, formed with the suffix -e, used mainly of young people, possibly denoting someone who walked like a duck.
Boy/Male
English Hebrew Spanish
Shield wolf.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Raw.North German : variant of Rave.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : metonymic occupational name for a maker and seller of woolen cloth, from Old French drap ‘cloth’.
Male
English
Medieval form of English Ralph, RAFE means "wise wolf."
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, English, Irish
Rope-maker; A Cape
Boy/Male
Australian, Finnish
Exalted; Supreme
Surname or Lastname
English (mainly northern), North German, Dutch, and French
English (mainly northern), North German, Dutch, and French : nickname for someone with a severe or pompous manner or perhaps a pageant name for someone who had played the part of a pope or priest, from Middle English pope or Old French pape ‘pope’, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch pape ‘priest’, Old French pape ‘pope’. Compare Papa.German : nickname from a baby word for ‘father’. Compare Baab.
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Christian, English, German, Hebrew, Spanish
Wolf Counsellor; Shield Wolf; Form of Raphael; Form of Rafael God has Healed; Wise Wolf; Healer
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Boy/Male
Tamil
Boy/Male
British, English, Gaelic, Irish
Pale Bridge
Female
English
 Anglicized form of Welsh Siani, SHANA means "God is gracious." Compare with another form of Shana.
Boy/Male
Tamil
Male
Russian
Variant spelling of Russian Gennadiy, GENNADY means "noble."
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Blue scented flower
Girl/Female
Australian, Biblical
Lady of Scent; Song; The Morning Star
Girl/Female
Hindu
Goddess of rain
Boy/Male
Indian
Eye
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Name of Saraswati Devi
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n.
A name given to a variety or to varieties of a plant of the turnip kind, grown for seeds and herbage. The seeds are used for the production of rape oil, and to a limited extent for the food of cage birds.
n.
To form into ringlets; to curl; to crimp; to friz; as, to crape the hair; to crape silk.
v. t.
To partition, separate, or divide off, by means of a rope, so as to include or exclude something; as, to rope in, or rope off, a plot of ground; to rope out a crowd.
v. t.
To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; -- often with up; as, he raked up the fallen leaves.
v. i.
To ripen; to grow ripe.
v. t.
To pass a rake over; to scrape or scratch with a rake for the purpose of collecting and clearing off something, or for stirring up the soil; as, to rake a lawn; to rake a flower bed.
v. t.
To raze.
v. i.
To gape.
v. t.
To cause to contend in a race; to drive at high speed; as, to race horses.
v. t.
To settle the relative scale, rank, position, amount, value, or quality of; as, to rate a ship; to rate a seaman; to rate a pension.
n.
A row or string consisting of a number of things united, as by braiding, twining, etc.; as, a rope of onions.
v. t.
To run a race with.
v. t.
To bind, fasten, or tie with a rope or cord; as, to rope a bale of goods.
v. t.
To draw, as with a rope; to entice; to inveigle; to decoy; as, to rope in customers or voters.
superl.
Advanced to the state of fitness for use; mellow; as, ripe cheese; ripe wine.
v. i.
Expressing a desire for food; as, young birds gape.
superl.
Characterized by wide separation of parts; of loose texture; not thick or dense; thin; as, a rare atmosphere at high elevations.
v. t.
To commit rape upon; to ravish.
n.
The gain or loss of a timepiece in a unit of time; as, daily rate; hourly rate; etc.