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rake ¹  (rk)

n.

1. A long-handled implement with a row of projecting teeth at its head, used especially to gather leaves or to loosen or smooth earth.

2. A device that resembles such an implement.

v. raked, rak·ing, rakes

v.tr.

1. To gather or move with or as if with a rake: rake leaves; rake in the gambling chips.

2. To smooth, scrape, or loosen with a rake or similar implement: rake the soil for planting.

3. Informal To gain in abundance. Often used with in: a successful company that raked in the profits.

4. To search or examine thoroughly; ransack.

5. To scrape; scratch.

6. To aim heavy gunfire along the length of.

v.intr.

1. To use a rake.

2. To conduct a thorough search: raked through the files for the misplaced letter.

Phrasal Verb:

rake up

To revive or bring to light; uncover: rake up old gossip.

Idiom:

rake over the coals

To reprimand severely.

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[Middle English, from Old English raca; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]

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raker n.

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rake ²  (rk)

n.

An immoral or dissolute person; a libertine.

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[Short for rakehell.]

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rake ¹

Noun

1. a farm or garden tool consisting of a row of teeth set in a headpiece attached to a long shaft and used for gathering leaves or straw, or for smoothing loose earth

2. any of various implements similar in shape or function

Verb

[raking, raked]

1. to scrape or gather with a rake

2. to smooth (a surface) with a rake

3. Also: (rake out) to clear (ashes) from (a fire)

4. rake together or up to gather (items or people) with difficulty, as from a limited supply

5. to search or examine carefully: raking over the past is not always popular

6. to direct (gunfire) along the length of (a target): the machine guns raked up and down their line

7. to scrape or graze: he raked the tip of his shoe across the pavement

See also rake in, rake-off, etc. [Old English raca]

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rake ²

Noun

an immoral man [short for rakehell]

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rake ³

Noun

the degree to which an object slopes

Verb

[raking, raked]

1. to slope from the vertical, esp. (of a ship's mast) towards the stern

2. to construct with a backward slope [origin unknown]

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Rake colts or mules, collectively; a row or series.

Examples: rake of colts—Bk. of St. Albans, 1486; rake of hutches (a string of horses), 1901.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	rake - a dissolute man in fashionable society profligate, rakehell, rip, roue, blood debauchee, libertine, rounder - a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained
	2.	rake - degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch" slant, pitch gradient, slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient" loft - (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air
	3.	rake - a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil croupier's rake - a small rake used by a croupier to move chips around on the table garden rake - a rake used by gardeners rake handle - the handle of a rake tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
Verb	1.	rake - move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair" move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
	2.	rake - level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel" smooth, smoothen - make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood"
	3.	rake - sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast" sweep - cover the entire range of enfilade - rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction
	4.	rake - examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi" glance over, scan, skim, run down examine, see - observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country"
	5.	rake - gather with a rake; "rake leaves" gather, pull together, collect, garner - assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together" rake in, shovel in - earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in" rake off - take money from an illegal transaction
	6.	rake - scrape gently; "graze the skin" crease, graze brush - touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly" shave - touch the surface of lightly; "His back shaved the counter in passing"

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rake ¹

verb 1. scrape, break up, scratch, scour, harrow, hoe

verb 2. gather, collect, scrape together, scrape up, remove

verb 3. strafe, pepper, enfilade

verb 4. graze, scratch, scrape

verb 5. (with through) search, hunt, examine, scan, comb, scour, ransack, forage, scrutinize, fossick Austral., N.Z.

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rake ²

noun libertine, playboy, swinger (slang) profligate, lecher, roué, sensualist, voluptuary, debauchee, rakehell (archaic) dissolute man, lech or letch (informal) << OPPOSITE puritan

Translations

rake [reɪk] n (tool) → rastrillo;

(person) → libertino

vt [+ garden] → rastrillar [+ fire]; hurgar;

(with machine gun) → barrer

rake in, rake together vt → sacar

rake [reɪk] n (= tool) → râteau m (= person); débauché m

vt [+ garden] → ratisser [+ fire]; tisonner;

(with machine gun) → balayer

vi to rake through (fig) (= search); fouiller (dans)

rake [reɪk] n → Harke f;

(old) (person) → Schwerenöter m

vt → harken;

(light, gun) (area) → bestreichen;

he's raking it in (inf) → er scheffelt das Geld nur so

rake [reɪk] n (tool) → rastrello;

(person) → libertino

vt [+ garden] → rastrellare;

(with machine gun) → spazzare

vi to rake through (fig) (= search); frugare tra

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rake

n rake [reik]

1 a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc. hark مِمْشَطَه، آلة تَمْشيط гребло hrábě rive der Rechen τσουγκράνα rastrillo reha شن کش؛ برگ جمع کن harava râteau מַגרֵפָה रेक grablje gereblye penggaruk hrífa rastrello くま手 갈퀴, 써레 grėblys, grėbiamoji grābeklis pencakar hark rive, rake grabie ancinho greblă грабли hrable grablje grabulje räfsa, kratta คราด (ใช้ในการทำสวน) tırmık 耙子 граблі; скребачка جھانپا cái cào 耙子

2 any similar tool a croupier's rake in a casino. harkie أي آلة تُشْبِه آلة التَّمْشيط лопатка на крупие hrabičky rive der Rechen φτυαράκι του κρουπιέρη rastrillo reha جمع آوری harava râteau מַגרֵפָה जुए की बिसात से रूपया समेटने का यंत्र grablje lapát pengeruk hrífa, skafa rastrello くま手状の道具 카지노에서 칩을 쓸어 모으는 도구 brauklys, grėbyklė krupjē lāpstiņa pencakar di kasino harken rive, rake grabki rodo lopăţică (a crupierului) что-л. похожее на грабли; лопаточка hrabličky grabljica grabulje raka, skrapa ที่กวาดเงินบนโต๊ะพนัน ... tırmığı (賭場上的)錢耙 лопаточка круп'є دانتی cái gạt tiền trong sòng bạc （赌场上的）钱耙

3 the act of raking to give the soil a rake. hark تَمْشيط الأرْض изгребване (u)hrabání rive das Rechen τσουγκράνισμα acción de pasar el rastrillo rehitsemine شیار haravoida coup de râteau גֵרוּף जुए की बिसात से रूपया समेटना grabljanje gereblyézés menggaruk raka rastrellata くま手でかくこと 갈퀴질 grėbimas grābšana meratakan tanah het harken raking zagrabienie passagem com ancinho gre­blare рыхление; разравнивание hrabanie grabljenje grabuljanje krattning การลาดเอียง tırmıklama 耙(地) загрібання کھیتوں کو ہموار کرنے کا کام hành động cào, gạt 耙（地）

v

1 to smooth or gather with a rake I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later. hark يُمَشِّط العُشْب оглаждам hrabat jævne; rive sammen rechen καθαρίζω με τσουγκράνα rastrillar riisuma صاف کردن و جمع کردن haravoida ratisser לְגָרֵף जमा करना izgrabljati gereblyéz mengeruk raka (saman) rastrellare かきならす 갈퀴질하다, 긁어 모으다 (su)grėbti []grābt mengumpul harken rake grabić passar com ancinho a grebla сгребать; заравнивать hrabať grabiti grabuljati kratta, räfsa กวาดด้วยคราด tırmıklamak, tırmıkla düzeltmek 耙草 зарівнювати; загрібати مشین سے گھاس جمع کرنا cào 耙草

2 (often with out) to remove the ashes from (a fire) with a poker etc. uithark, uitkrap يُمَشِّط الرَّماد изгребвам пепелта prohrábnout rage harken μαζεύω τη στάχτη hurgar roobitsema آتش را با خاکستر پوشاندن kaapia tuhkat enlever les cendres du feu לְגָרֵף राख इत्यादि को हटाना razgrnuti (vatru) szétkotorja a tüzet mengeruk skara pulire, raccogliere 灰をかく (재를) 긁어 내다 išgrėb(sty)ti []grābt mencakar oppoken kare wygarnąć tirar as cinzas a scoate cenuşa din foc выгребать prehrabať izgrebsti razgrnuti raka, skrapa กวาดเงินบนโต๊ะพนัน küllerini ayırmak 耙爐灰 згрібати راکھ ہٹانا gạt 耙炉灰

3 to fire guns at (a target) from one end of it to the other The soldiers raked the entire village with machine-gun fire. moker يُطْلِق النّار من جِهَةٍ إلى أخْرى обстрелвам pokropit palbou beskyde bestreichen γαζώνω με σφαίρες barrer valangutega katma از دو سو به آتش بستن؛ زیر آتش شدید گرفتن tulittaa luotisuihkuin mitrailler לְרַסֵס בִּירִיוֹת गोले दागना pokositi végigpásztáz memberondong láta dynja á mitragliare 掃射する (총을) 상하·좌우로 연달아 쏘다 apšaudyti (išilgine ugnimi) apšaudīt menembak beschieten bestryke, holde under ild ostrzelać varrer a tiro a mitralia обстреливать продольным огнём zasypať paľbou prerešetati pucati bestryka, beskjuta ใช้ปืนเล็งเป้าหมาย taramak 掃射 обстрілювати поздовжнім вогнем, змітати نشانہ لگانا lia súng 扫射

rake through

to make a thorough search I'm raking through these boxes of old clothes. deursoek يقومُ بِبَحْثٍ شامِل търся старателно prohrabat lede igennem durchstöbern σκαλίζω (μτφ.), ψάχνω σχολαστικά registrar, buscar en; escudriñar tuhnima, läbi kammima به دقت بررسی کردن penkoa perusteellisesti fouiller dans לְחַטֵט, לִנבוֹר तलाश करना prekopavati átfésül memeriksa, membongkar leita, rannsaka, fara í gegnum rovistare in くまなく探す 샅샅이 뒤지다 apieškoti, naršyti rakņāties; pārmeklēt menggeledah doorzoeken gjennomsøke/-rote przetrząsać esquadrinhar a sco­toci тщательно искать prehrabať prebrskati kopati leta (gå) igenom รื้อ; คุดคุ้ยเอกสาร araştırmak 搜索 прочісувати تلاش کرنا lục soát 搜索

rake up

to find out and tell or remind people about (something, usually something unpleasant that would be better forgotten). ophaal يُذَكِّر بِشَيء يُفَضَّل نِسْيانُه хокам vyhrabat rippe op i aufrühren βγάζω στη φόρα, ανασκαλεύω desenterrar, remover, sacar a relucir minevikus urgitsema کاشف به عمل آوردن؛ اطلاعات به دست آوردن kaivella vanhoja asioita attiser (une ancienne querelle) לְהַזכִּיר कठिनाई से खोजना, गड़े-मुर्दे उखाड़ना iznositi stare događaje előkotor memperingatkan draga fram í dagsljósið rivangare あばき立てる 캐내서 공개하다 priminti uzvandīt; izrakt mengungkit oprakelen rippe opp i, få fram i lyset odgrzebać remexer em a stârni/ a reînvia (o veche dispută) ворошить vyhrabať izbrskati kopati po riva upp, rota fram รื้อฟื้นเรื่องเก่า eşelemek, kurcalamak 重提某事(傷心事) ворушити کسی واقعہ کو قابل ذکر بنانا gợi lại 重提某事（伤心事）