the act or an instance of robbing or despoiling

the rape of the countryside

an outrageous violation, e.g. of a principle or institution

said of a man: to commit rape on (somebody)

to treat (something) in a violent or destructive way

a European plant of the mustard family that has bright yellow flowers and is widely grown as a forage crop and for its oil-rich seeds which yield rapeseed oil: Brassica napus

any of several species of related plants: genus Brassica