rake
/ɹˈeɪk/ · 1 syllable
Meaning
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
“She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi” - gather with a rake
“rake leaves” - scrape gently
“graze the skin”
noun
- a dissolute man in fashionable society
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
“the roof had a steep pitch” - a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
Synonyms for rake
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