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rape vs gang-rape

gang-rape vs rape

rape is a noun but gang-rape is not a noun.

rape and gang-rape both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rape Yes No Yes No
gang-rape No No Yes No
As verbs, gang-rape is a hyponym of rape; that is, gang-rape is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than rape:
  • rape: force (someone) to have sex against their will
  • gang-rape: rape (someone) successively with several attackers
rape (noun) gang-rape (noun)
the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will
the act of despoiling a country in warfare
Eurasian plant cultivated for its seed and as a forage crop
rape (verb) gang-rape (verb)
destroy and strip of its possession rape (someone) successively with several attackers
force (someone) to have sex against their will
Difference between rape and gang-rape

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