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Rake
reɪk
Rake definitions
noun
rake
rakes
- 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
rake
raked
rakes
raking
- draw together with a rake or similar implement
"I was the one who raked the leaves and cut the grass"
- make (ground) smooth with a rake
"in the early morning squads of workers rake the beach"
- scratch or scrape (something, especially a person's flesh) with a long sweeping movement
"her fingers raked Bill's face"
- draw or drag (something) through something with a sweeping movement
"she raked a comb through her hair"
- sweep (something) from end to end with gunfire, a look, or a beam of light
"the road was raked with machine-gun fire"
- move across something with a long sweeping movement
"his steady gaze raked over the two men"
- search or rummage through something
"he raked through his pockets and brought out a five-pound note"