Rape is a form of sexual assault. Its original meaning was "to take by force". Rape may also refer to: Places Rape (county subdivision), a geographic unit in Sussex, England, United Kingdom Arts, entertainment, and media Films Rape (film), a 1971 Norwegian film by Anja Breien Literature "Rape" (poem), by Adrienne Rich "Rape", a poem by Patti Smith in the book Witt Rape: The First Sourcebook for Women, a 1971 book by New York Radical Feminists Music "Rape" (song), by Pharoahe Monch "Rape Me", a 1993 song by Nirvana from the album In Utero Raped aka The Raped, a punk band later better known as Cuddly Toys Biology Rape (), a culinary name for members of the genus Lophius (monkfish), deriving from Spanish Rapé, a group of smokeless tobacco products containing Nicotiana rustica, used in shamanic medicine in South America Rapeseed, or rape, a cultivated plant and oil source See also