gang rape

noun

: rape of one person by several attackers in succession

gang-rape

ˈgaŋ-ˌrāp 

transitive verb

Examples of gang rape in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Since at least the 1970s and 1980s, there have been incidents of gang rape of intoxicated, incapacitated women in fraternity houses. — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026

Megyn Kelly just made some incendiary comments about Olivia Rodrigo after the singer vocalized support for Jane Doe in the Cornell gang rape lawsuit. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Oct. 2026

Winston Lee, Diego Sarabia, Scott Norris, and Scott Kretzschmar are all accused of participating in the gang rape, according to the lawsuit. — Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

As detailed allegations of a 2024 gang rape at Cornell University emerged last month, Summer Willis felt both horror and a sense of recognition. — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1875, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for gang rape

• agape
• escape
• landscape
• lenape
• reshape
• seascape
• soundscape
• ape
• cape
• crape
• crepe
• drape