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   rake

   /reɪk/

   noun

   • 1. an implement consisting of a pole with a toothed crossbar or fine tines at the end, used especially for drawing together cut grass or smoothing loose soil or gravel.
   • ▪ an implement similar to a rake used for other purposes, e.g. by a croupier drawing in money at a gaming table.
   • ▪ an act of raking: "giving the lawn a rake"

   verb

   • 1. draw together with a rake or similar implement: "I was the one who raked the leaves and cut the grass" Similar scrape up/togethercollectgather
   • ▪ make (ground) smooth with a rake: "in the early morning squads of workers rake the beach" Similar smoothsmooth outleveleven outflattencomb
   • 2. scratch or scrape (something, especially a person's flesh) with a long sweeping movement: "her fingers raked Bill's face" Similar scratchlaceratescraperaspgrazeabradegratebarktechnical:excoriate
   • ▪ draw or drag (something) through something with a sweeping movement: "she raked a comb through her hair" Similar dragpullscrapedrawtug
   • ▪ sweep (something) from end to end with gunfire, a look, or a beam of light: "the road was raked with machine-gun fire" Similar sweepenfiladepepperstrafearchaic:cannonadefusillade
   • ▪ move across something with a long sweeping movement: "his steady gaze raked over the two men" Similar searchscanlook around/round/oversurveystudyinspectscourscrutinizeexamineexploreinformal:scope
   • ▪ search or rummage through something: "he raked through his pockets and brought out a five-pound note" Similar rummagesearchhuntsiftrifleransackcombturn upside downscourgo through with a fine-tooth comb

   Word Origin Old Englishraca, racu, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch raak and German Rechen, from a base meaning ‘heap up’; the verb is partly from Old Norse raka ‘to scrape, shave’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. raker noun

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   Rake can be a noun or a verb with different meanings. As a noun, it can refer to a garden tool, a slope, or an immoral man. As a verb, it can mean to search, to use a rake, or to hit a baseball hard.

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   What does rake mean?

   • Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! Can you solve 4 words at once? Get Word of the Day daily email! The meaning of RAKE is an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground.

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   What is a garden rake?

   • noun: (= garden rake) rastrillo, (= dissolute man) calavera, (Architecture, Nautical) inclinación [...] ● transitive verb: (Agriculture etc.) [sand, leaves, soil] rastrillar; [fire] hurgar; (= strafe) [ship, file of men] barrer, inclinar [...] is a garden tool consisting of a row of metal teeth attached to a long handle.

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   How do you use a rake?

   • You can use a rake to make the earth smooth and level before you put plants in, or to gather leaves together. If you rake a surface, you move a rake across it in order to make it smooth and level. Rake the soil, press the seed into it, then cover it lightly.

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   What does it mean if a man is a rake?

   • If you call a man a rake, you mean that he is rather immoral, for example because he gambles, drinks, or has many sexual relationships. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

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   How do you use rake in a sentence?

   • Raid – conduct a raid on. Rain – rain falls. Raise – lift or move to a higher position or level. Rake – draw together with a rake or similar implement. Rally – (of troops) come together again in order to continue fighting after a defeat or dispersion. Ramble – walk for pleasure in the countryside.

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   What is a 'rake' character in a story?

   • According to Sarah MacLean, a historical romance author, in a conversation with Oprah Magazine, a 'rake' is 'a loveable scoundrel'. Such a character has been around and had multiple relationships. He is usually handsome and charming.

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   Rake has several senses, including to use a rake to gather leaves or smooth soil. Rake can also mean to search something — the way police may rake through a crime scene for clues or the way you may rake through a messy desk to find a pencil.

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