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Definition of Rake

1. Noun. A dissolute man in fashionable society.

2. Verb. Move through with or as if with a rake. "She raked her fingers through her hair"

3. Noun. Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane. "The roof had a steep pitch"

4. Verb. Level or smooth with a rake. "Rake gravel"

5. Noun. A long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil.

6. Verb. Sweep the length of. "The gunfire raked the coast"

7. Verb. Examine hastily. "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

8. Verb. Gather with a rake. "Rake leaves"

9. Verb. Scrape gently. "Graze the skin"

Definition of Rake

1. n. An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth.

2. v. t. To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; -- often with up; as, he raked up the fallen leaves.

3. v. i. To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to scrape; to search minutely.

4. n. The inclination of anything from a perpendicular direction; as, the rake of a roof, a staircase, etc.

5. v. i. To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast rakes aft.

6. n. A loose, disorderly, vicious man; a person addicted to lewdness and other scandalous vices; a debauchee; a roué.

7. v. i. To walk about; to gad or ramble idly.

Definition of Rake

1. Noun. A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil. ¹

2. Noun. (Ireland slang) a lot, plenty. ¹

3. Noun. (geology) the direction of slip during fault movement. The rake is measured ''within'' the fault plane. ¹

4. Noun. (roofing) the sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter. ¹

5. Noun. (rail transport) a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons. ¹

6. Noun. (context: cellular automata) A puffer that emits a stream of spaceships rather than a trail of debris. ¹

7. Verb. To use a rake on (leaves, debris, soil, a lawn, etc) in order to loosen, gather together, or remove debris from. ¹

8. Verb. To search thoroughly. ¹

9. Verb. To spray with gunfire. ¹

10. Verb. To claw at; to scratch. ¹

11. Verb. To gather, especially quickly (often as rake in) ¹

12. Verb. (intransitive) To proceed rapidly; to move swiftly. ¹

13. Verb. (obsolete transitive) To guide; to direct ¹

14. Noun. A man habituated to immoral conduct. ¹

15. Verb. (UK dialect dated) To walk about; to gad or ramble idly. ¹

16. Verb. (UK dialect dated) To act the rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life. ¹

17. Noun. (context: provincial Northern England) a course; direction; stretch. ¹

18. Noun. (context: provincial Northern England for animals) a range, stray. ¹

19. Verb. (context: provincial Northern England) To run or rove. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rake

1. to gather with a toothed implement [v RAKED, RAKING, RAKES]

Medical Definition of Rake

1. 1. An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, used for collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth. 2. A toothed machine drawn by a horse, used for collecting hay or grain; a horserake. 3. [Perhaps a different word. A fissure or mineral vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; called also rake-vein. Gill rakes. See 1st Gill. Origin: AS. Race; akin to OD. Rake, D. Reek, OHG, rehho, G. Rechen, Icel, reka a shovel, and to Goth. Rikan to heap up, collect, and perhaps to Gr. To stretch out, and E. Rack to stretch. Cf. Reckon. 1. [Icel. Reika. Cf. Rake a debauchee] To walk about; to gad or ramble idly. 2. [See Rake a debauchee] To act the rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life. To rake out, to fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung; said of the hawk. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rake

raja rajadhiraja rajah rajahs rajahship rajahships rajanigandha rajanigandhas rajanya rajas

rajaship rajaships rajes rajite rak'a rake-off rake-offs rake handle rake in rake it in

rake off rake out rake over rake over old coals rake over the coals rake together rake up rakeable

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