rake up

rake ¹

 (rāk)

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.

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

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

2.

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

b. To move over or across swiftly or harshly: Cold winds raked the plains.

3. To pull or drag (a comb or one's fingers, for example) over or through something, such as one's hair.

4. To scrape; scratch: The cat raked my arm with its claws.

5. 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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rak′er n.

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rake ²

 (rāk)

n.

A usually well-to-do man who is dissolute or promiscuous.

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[Short for rakehell.]

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rake ³

 (rāk)

intr. & tr.v. raked, rak·ing, rakes

To slant or cause to incline from the perpendicular: propeller blades that rake backward from the shaft; rake a ship's mast.

n.

1. Inclination from the perpendicular: the rake of a jet plane's wings.

2. The angle between the cutting edge of a tool and a plane perpendicular to the working surface to which the tool is applied.

3.

a. The angle at which a roof is inclined.

b. The inclined edge of a pitched roof or the roof of a gable or dormer.

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[Origin unknown.]

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rake up

vb

(tr, adverb) to revive, discover, or bring to light (something forgotten): to rake up an old quarrel.

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

rake up - bring to light; "He raked up the misdeeds of his predecessor" discover, find - make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"

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Translations

يُذَكِّر بِشَيء يُفَضَّل نِسْيانُه

vyhrabat

rippe op i

aufrühren

elõkotor

draga fram í dagsljósiî

raccogliererivangare

få fram i lysetrippe opp i

eşelemekkurcalamak

重提伤心事重提某事

w>rake up

vt sep

leaves → zusammenharken

(fig) people, things, money → auftreiben (inf)

fire → schüren; (fig) quarrel → schüren; memories, grievance → aufwärmen; to rake up the past → in der Vergangenheit wühlen

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rake

(reik) noun

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 ancinho hrábě der Rechen rive τσουγκράναrastrillo reha شن کش؛ برگ جمع کن harava râteauמגרפה रेक grablje gereblye penggaruk hrífa rastrello くま手 갈퀴 grėblys, grėbiamoji grābeklis pencakar harkrive, rakegrabie ښاخى، سكو، چارښاخه 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 rodo hrabičky der Rechen rive φτυαράκι του κρουπιέρη rastrillo reha جمع آوری hara râteauמגרפה जुए की बिसात से रूपया समेटने का यंत्र grablje lapát pengeruk hrífa, skafa rastrello くま手状の道具 갈퀴 모양의 도구 brauklys, grėbyklė krupjē lāpstiņa pencakar di kasino harkenrive, rake grabki جمع کول rodo lopăţică (a crupierului) что-л. похожее на грабли; лопаточка hrabličky grabljica grabulje raka, skrapa ที่กวาดเงินบนโต๊ะพนัน ... tırmığı 像耙子的工具 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 limpeza com ancinho (u)hrabání das Rechen rive τσουγκράνισμα acción de pasar el rastrillo rehitsemine شیار haravointi coup de râteau גֵרוּף जुए की बिसात से रूपया समेटना grabljanje gereblyézés menggaruk raka rastrellata くま手でかくこと 갈퀴로 끌어 모으기 grėbimas grābšana meratakan tanah het harken raking zagrabienie لچر passagem com ancinho gre­blare рыхление; разравнивание hrabanie grabljenje grabuljanje krattning การพรวนดิน tırmıklama 耙 загрібання کھیتوں کو ہموار کرنے کا کام hành động cào, gạt 耙（地）

verb

1. to smooth or gather with a rake. I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later. hark يُمَشِّط العُشْب оглаждам limpar com ancinho hrabat rechen jævne; rive sammen 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 갈퀴로 긁어모으다 (su)grėbti []grābt mengumpul harkenrakegrabić صاف کول او جمع کول passar com ancinho a grebla сгребать; заравнивать hrabať grabiti grabuljati kratta, räfsa กวาดด้วยคราด tırmıklamak, tırmıkla düzeltmek 耙平，耙成堆 зарівнювати; загрібати مشین سے گھاس جمع کرنا cào 以耙子耙平，用耙子把…耙在一起耙草

2. (often with out) to remove the ashes from (a fire) with a poker etc. uithark, uitkrap يُمَشِّط الرَّماد изгребвам пепелта tirar as cinzas prohrábnout harken rage μαζεύω τη στάχτη hurgar roobitsema آتش را با خاکستر پوشاندن vetää enlever les cendres du feu לְגָרֵף राख इत्यादि को हटाना razgrnuti (vatru) szétkotorja a tüzet mengeruk skara pulire, raccogliere 灰をかく 재를 긁어내다 išgrėb(sty)ti []grābt mencakar oppokenkare wygarnąć په ښاخۍ بادول ياټولول tirar as cinzas a scoate cenuşa din foc выгребать prehrabať izgrebsti razgrnuti raka, skrapa กวาดเงินบนโต๊ะพนัน küllerini ayırmak 用火鉗清掉爐灰 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 varrer a tiro pokropit palbou bestreichen beskyde γαζώνω με σφαίρες barrer valangutega katma از دو سو به آتش بستن؛ زیر آتش شدید گرفتن pyyhkiä mitrailler לְרַסֵס בִּירִיוֹת गोले दागना pokositi végigpásztáz memberondong láta dynja á mitragliare 掃射する 기총 소사하다 apšaudyti (išilgine ugnimi) apšaudīt menembak beschietenbestryke, holde under ild ostrzelać تر شديد اور لاندي نيول 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 esquadrinhar prohrabat durchstöbern lede igennem σκαλίζω, ψάχνω σχολαστικά registrar, buscar en; escudriñar tuhnima, läbi kammima به دقت بررسی کردن haravoida fouiller dans לְחַטֵט, לִנבוֹר तलाश करना prekopavati átfésül memeriksa, membongkar leita, rannsaka, fara í gegnum rovistare in くまなく探す 샅샅이 찾다 apieškoti, naršyti rakņāties; pārmeklēt menggeledah doorzoeken gjennomsøke/-rote przetrząsać په دقت کی برسسی کول esquadrinhar a sco­toci тщательно искать prehrabať prebrskati kopati leta (gå) igenom รื้อ; คุดคุ้ยเอกสาร araştırmak 徹底搜索 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 remexer em vyhrabat aufrühren rippe op i βγάζω στη φόρα, ανασκαλεύω desenterrar, remover, sacar a relucir minevikus urgitsema کاشف به عمل آوردن؛ اطلاعات به دست آوردن kaivaa esiin attiser לְהַזכִּיר कठिनाई से खोजना, गड़े-मुर्दे उखाड़ना iznositi stare događaje előkotor memperingatkan draga fram í dagsljósið rivangare あばき立てる 생각나게 하다 priminti uzvandīt; izrakt mengungkit oprakelen rippe opp i, få fram i lyset odgrzebać معلومات لاس ته راوړل remexer em a stârni/ a reînvia (o veche dispută) ворошить vyhrabať izbrskati kopati po riva upp, rota fram รื้อฟื้นเรื่องเก่า eşelemek, kurcalamak 重提或翻出(傷心往事) ворушити کسی واقعہ کو قابل ذکر بنانا gợi lại 重提某事（伤心事）

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