Rake - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |reɪk|  American pronunciation of the word rake
Brit.  |reɪk|  British pronunciation of the word rake

noun

- a dissolute man in fashionable society (syn: blood, profligate, rakehell, rip, roue)
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane (syn: pitch, slant)
- a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil

verb

- move through with or as if with a rake
She raked her fingers through her hair
- level or smooth with a rake
rake gravel
- sweep the length of
The gunfire raked the coast
- examine hastily (syn: run down, scan, skim)
- gather with a rake
rake leaves
- scrape gently (syn: crease, graze)

Extra examples

Let's not rake over things that we would rather forget.

The rake on the stage of the Theatre Royal is a violent one.

His hat raked across one eyebrow.

She raked the soil over to loosen the weeds.

I've been raking through my drawers looking for those tickets.

The searchlight raked the open ground around the prison.

They raked the room with gunfire.

Let me have a rake!

She raked her fingers through her hair

The gunfire raked the coast

A shovel and rake stood in the corner.

She propped the rake against a tree.

Don't rake up the past.

They could only rake up $300.

Can't you rake up some other players for the team?

Phrasal verbs

rake up  — bring to light

Word forms

verb
I/you/we/they: rake
he/she/it: rakes
present participle: raking
past tense: raked
past participle: raked
noun
singular: rake
plural: rakes
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