rake

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rake Definition

• (n) a dissolute man in fashionable society
• (n) degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
• (n) a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
• (v) move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair"
• (v) level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
• (v) sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
• (v) examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
• (v) gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
• (v) scrape gently; "graze the skin"

rake Synonyms

• blood
• crease
• glance over
• graze
• pitch
• profligate
• rake
• rip
• roue
• run down
• scan
• skim
• slant