Definitions for rake

Definitions for (noun) rake

Main entry: rake

Definition: a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil


Main entry: slant, rake, pitch

Definition: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

Usage: the roof had a steep pitch


Main entry: rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue

Definition: a dissolute man in fashionable society


Definitions for (verb) rake

Main entry: crease, graze, rake

Definition: scrape gently

Usage: graze the skin


Main entry: rake

Definition: gather with a rake

Usage: rake leaves


Main entry: rake

Definition: level or smooth with a rake

Usage: rake gravel


Main entry: rake

Definition: move through with or as if with a rake

Usage: She raked her fingers through her hair


Main entry: glance over, rake, run down, scan, skim

Definition: examine hastily

Usage: She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi


Main entry: rake

Definition: sweep the length of

Usage: The gunfire raked the coast


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