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rape tool

rape tool

9.9
An object that helps someone commit sexual assault
  • noun
  • Offensive
translation icon : instrumento de violación
  • The police found a rape tool in the suspect's car.

Examples

  • The police found a rape tool at the crime scene.

  • The investigators catalogued several potential rape tools as evidence.

  • Forensic experts testified regarding the presence of a rape tool during the trial.

  • Investigators are searching for evidence related to the rape tool used in the crime.

  • The police found a rape tool at the crime scene, which helped them understand the nature of the assault.

  • Forensic experts testified regarding the presence of a rape tool during the trial, highlighting its significance in the case.

  • Investigators are searching for evidence related to the rape tool used in the crime to link it to the suspect.

Synonyms

tool
vsrape tool
  • Offensive
587 4.0

A method or thing used by someone to achieve a goal, for example education

is a specific object used to commit sexual assault

Surface Forms

rape tool singular
rape tools plural

Morphology

rape + tool

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'rape' (the criminal act) + 'tool' (an object used to achieve something); a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer an object used to commit rape. This noun+noun compound follows a common and cross-linguistically familiar possession/usage pattern, so no idiomatic or metaphorical shift blocks comprehension.

Etymology

Rape tool simply puts together rape and tool to name an object 'used to help commit a sexual attack'. It comes from police reports and court papers where items that were 'used in the crime' were listed as evidence, so today it means any object used to carry out that attack.