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rake

/ɹeɪk/noun, verb1 syllable

Rake means: a dissolute man in fashionable society.

Synonyms for rake28

noun, as in a dissolute man in fashionable society

rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue

noun, as in degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

pitch, slant

verb, as in examine hastily

scan, skim, glance over, run down

verb, as in scrape gently

graze, crease

also used for rake

horserake, consist, roué, adulterer, bed-hopper, carpetmonger, chamberer, debauchee, debaucher, fornicator, gallant, lecher, comb, comb through, go over with a fine-tooth comb

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What does rake mean?9

noun

1

a dissolute man in fashionable society

2

degree of deviation from a horizontal plane“the roof had a steep pitch”

3

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

verb

1

examine hastily“She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”

2

scrape gently“graze the skin”

3

move through with or as if with a rake“She raked her fingers through her hair”

4

level or smooth with a rake“rake gravel”

5

sweep the length of“The gunfire raked the coast”

6

gather with a rake“rake leaves”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rake?26

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Rake in a sentence

  • Rake the leaves into piles and we'll burn them.sharptoothed
  • Use a rake and rake up the leaves in the yard.Serveto
  • They rake the sand to make it look like paradise.Eccles17
  • Is it really necessary to rake leaves off your lawn?CK
  • Ziri took a rake and cleaned the area around the heathers.Amastan
  • The rake shouldn't have fallen on its own.Amastan
  • Buy a rake while the stores are open.LdjuherTaqvaylit
  • We have to rake the leaves out on the lawn.Teangloir

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Forms of rake

as a noun

plural
rakes

as a verb

past tense
raked
present participle
raking
third-person singular
rakes
past participle
raked