 rake |
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| 1. | [ verb ] level or smooth with a rake | |
| Examples: | "rake gravel" |
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| Related terms: | smooth | |
| 2. | [ verb ] move through with or as if with a rake | |
| Examples: | "She raked her fingers through her hair" |
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| Related terms: | move | |
| 3. | [ verb ] scrape gently | |
| Synonyms: | crease graze | |
| Examples: | "graze the skin" |
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| Related terms: | brush shave graze | |
| 4. | [ verb ] gather with a rake | |
| Examples: | "rake leaves" |
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| Related terms: | gather rake_in rake_off scrape | |
| 5. | [ noun ] degree of deviation from a horizontal plane | |
| Synonyms: | slant pitch | |
| Examples: | : "the roof had a steep pitch" |
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| Related terms: | gradient cant slope | |
| 6. | [ noun ] a dissolute man in fashionable society | |
| Synonyms: | blood rip roue profligate | |
| Related terms: | libertine | |
| 7. | [ verb ] examine hastily | |
| Synonyms: | scan run_down glance_over skim | |
| Examples: | "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" |
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| Related terms: | examine skim | |
| 8. | [ verb ] sweep the length of | |
| Examples: | "The gunfire raked the coast" |
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| Related terms: | sweep enfilade | |
| 9. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 12970 | |
| 10. | [ noun ] a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil | |
| Related terms: | tool garden_rake croupier's_rake rake_handle | |
| Similar spelling: |
Raske Rak rack rage Rase Rask race raze raise Raska Rayes Racey Rasey ragee Raz ras raj rag Rascoe raceway Razo Raco racy Racz Raus Rago Raso Raja rash ragi razz |
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