rake

[ reyk ]

/ reɪk /

noun

an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.

any of various implements having a similar form, as a croupier's implement for gathering in money on a gaming table.

verb (used with object), raked, rak·ing.

to gather, draw, or remove with a rake: to rake dead leaves from a lawn.

to clear, smooth, or prepare with a rake: to rake a garden bed.

to clear (a fire, embers, etc.) by stirring with a poker or the like.

to gather or collect abundantly (usually followed by in): He marketed his invention and has been raking in money ever since.

to bring to light, usually for discreditable reasons (usually followed by up): to rake up an old scandal.

to search thoroughly through: They raked the apartment for the missing jewels.

to scrape; scratch: The sword's tip raked his face lightly.

to scoop out (a masonry joint) to a given depth while the mortar is still green.

to fire guns along the length of (a position, body of troops, ship, etc.).

to sweep with the eyes: He raked the horizon with his gaze.

verb (used without object), raked, rak·ing.

to use a rake: The gardener raked along the border of the garden.

to search, as with a rake: His gaze raked over the room.

to scrape; search: She frantically raked through her belongings.

Idioms for rake

rake over the coals. coal(def 8).

Origin of rake

before 900; (noun) Middle English rak(e), Old English raca (masculine), racu (feminine); cognate with German Rechen, Old Norse reka shovel; (v.) Middle English raken, partly derivative of the noun, partly < Old Norse raka to scrape, rake

SYNONYMS FOR rake

8 comb, scour, ransack.

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OTHER WORDS FROM rake

rak·a·ble, rake·a·ble, adjective rak·er, noun

Words nearby rake

rajkot, rajput, rajputana, rajya sabha, rakata, rake, rake in, rake off, rake over the coals, rake up, rake's progress, the

Definition for rake (2 of 4)

rake ²

[ reyk ]

/ reɪk /

noun

a dissolute or profligate person, especially a man who is licentious; roué.

Origin of rake

First recorded in 1645–55; see origin at rakehell

SYNONYMS FOR rake

libertine, profligate, lecher, womanizer.

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Definition for rake (3 of 4)

rake ³

[ reyk ]

/ reɪk /

verb (used without object), raked, rak·ing.

to incline from the vertical, as a mast, or from the horizontal.

verb (used with object), raked, rak·ing.

to cause (something) to incline from the vertical or the horizontal.

noun

inclination or slope away from the perpendicular or the horizontal.

a board or molding placed along the sloping sides of a frame gable to cover the ends of the siding.

Aeronautics. the angle measured between the tip edge of an aircraft or missile wing or other lifting surface and the plane of symmetry.

Machinery. the angle between the cutting face of a tool and a plane perpendicular to the surface of the work at the cutting point.

Origin of rake

First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain

Definition for rake (4 of 4)

rake ⁴

[ reyk ]

/ reɪk /

verb (used without object), raked, rak·ing.

Hunting.

(of a hawk) to fly after game.
(of a dog) to hunt with the nose close to the ground instead of in the wind.

Chiefly Scot. to go or proceed, especially with speed.

Origin of rake

⁴

before 1000; Middle English raken to go, hasten, Old English racian

Example sentences from the Web for rake

The next 10 times after that, the sheer repetition made it funny again, like the famous Simpsons rake joke.

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That tour, of course, is the On the Run tour featuring Beyoncé and Jay Z, which is on track to rake in up to $100 million.

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“This is my collage about a farm,” he said pointing out a rake, plant, and chicken.

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The Kerry Washington–led show continues to rake in impressive audience ratings, even during its holiday break.

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This year, Facebook will rake in $2.2 billion in display ads versus $1.6 billion for Yahoo.

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Rake the surface frequently to keep down weeds and to prevent the soil from baking (see Tillage).

The Practical Garden-Book |C. E. Hunn
When this occurred, the practice was to rake out both water cress and alg and reset the entire bed.

The Home Medical Library, Volume V (of VI) |Various
I rake until dinner time and have perhaps a third of the raking done.

The American Country Girl |Martha Foote Crow
At this time it is well to go over them with a harrow or a rake.

The Practical Garden-Book |C. E. Hunn
An excellent method of accomplishing this is by means of a horse and rake.

English Walnuts |Various

British Dictionary definitions for rake (1 of 4)

rake ¹

/ (reɪk) /

noun

a hand implement consisting of a row of teeth set in a headpiece attached to a long shaft and used for gathering hay, straw, leaves, etc, or for smoothing loose earth

any of several mechanical farm implements equipped with rows of teeth or rotating wheels mounted with tines and used to gather hay, straw, etc

any of various implements similar in shape or function, such as a tool for drawing out ashes from a furnace

the act of raking

NZ a line of wagons coupled together as one unit, used on railways

verb

to scrape, gather, or remove (leaves, refuse, etc) with or as if with a rake

to level or prepare (a surface, such as a flower bed) with a rake or similar implement

(tr sometimes foll by out) to clear (ashes, clinker, etc) from (a fire or furnace)

(tr ; foll by up or together) to gather (items or people) with difficulty, as from a scattered area or limited supply

(tr ; often foll by through, over etc) to search or examine carefully

(when intr , foll by against, along etc) to scrape or graze the ship raked the side of the quay

(tr) to direct (gunfire) along the length of (a target) machine-guns raked the column

(tr) to sweep (one's eyes) along the length of (something); scan

Word Origin for rake

Old English raca; related to Old Norse raka, Old High German rehho a rake, Gothic rikan to heap up, Latin rogus funeral pile

British Dictionary definitions for rake (2 of 4)

rake ²

/ (reɪk) /

noun

a dissolute man, esp one in fashionable society; roué

Word Origin for rake

C17: short for rakehell

British Dictionary definitions for rake (3 of 4)

rake ³

/ (reɪk) /

verb (mainly intr)

to incline from the vertical by a perceptible degree, esp (of a ship's mast or funnel) towards the stern

(tr) to construct with a backward slope

noun

the degree to which an object, such as a ship's mast, inclines from the perpendicular, esp towards the stern

theatre the slope of a stage from the back towards the footlights

aeronautics

the angle between the wings of an aircraft and the line of symmetry of the aircraft
the angle between the line joining the centroids of the section of a propeller blade and a line perpendicular to the axis

the angle between the working face of a cutting tool and a plane perpendicular to the surface of the workpiece

a slanting ledge running across a crag in the Lake District

Word Origin for rake

C17: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to German ragen to project, Swedish raka

British Dictionary definitions for rake (4 of 4)

rake ⁴

/ (reɪk) /

verb (intr)

(of gun dogs or hounds) to hunt with the nose to the ground

(of hawks)

to pursue quarry in full flight
(often foll by away) to fly wide of the quarry, esp beyond the control of the falconer

Word Origin for rake

Old English racian to go forward, of uncertain origin

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rake

noun

verb (used with object), raked, rak·ing.

verb (used without object), raked, rak·ing.

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noun

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Definition for rake (3 of 4)

verb (used without object), raked, rak·ing.

verb (used with object), raked, rak·ing.

noun

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verb (used without object), raked, rak·ing.

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verb

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rake

noun

verb (used with object), raked, rak·ing.

verb (used without object), raked, rak·ing.

Idioms for rake

Origin of rake

SYNONYMS FOR rake

OTHER WORDS FROM rake

Words nearby rake

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noun

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Definition for rake (3 of 4)

verb (used without object), raked, rak·ing.

verb (used with object), raked, rak·ing.

noun

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Definition for rake (4 of 4)

verb (used without object), raked, rak·ing.

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verb

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verb (mainly intr)

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