Noun
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a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
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tool an implement used in the practice of a vocation
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croupier's rake a small rake used by a croupier to move chips around on the table
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garden rake a rake used by gardeners
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a dissolute man in fashionable society
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rakehell,
profligate,
rip,
blood,
roue |
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debauchee,
libertine,
rounder a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
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| rake -
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
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pitch,
slant |
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gradient,
slope the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient"
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Verb
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gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
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pull together,
garner,
collect,
gather store grain
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rake off take money from an illegal transaction
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rake in,
shovel in earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in"
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level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
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smooth,
smoothen make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"
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move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair"
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displace,
move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war"
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sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
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sweep win an overwhelming victory in or on; "Her new show dog swept all championships"
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enfilade rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction
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| rake -
scrape gently; "graze the skin"
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graze,
crease |
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brush remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections"
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shave remove body hair with a razor
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| rake -
examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
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scan,
skim,
glance over,
run down |
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examine,
see question closely
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