rake
1an 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.
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.):Gunfire from a Japanese cruiser raked the ship’s bridge.
to sweep (a place or thing) with the eyes or a light, typically in search of something: He raked the horizon with his gaze.
to sweep or pass over:The high beams of a passing car raked the darkened house fronts. Winds raked the plains. She lingered at an Italian sports car, her eyes raking the length of it.
to use a rake: The gardener raked along the border of the garden.
to search with a sweeping motion: His gaze raked over the room.
to scrape; search: She frantically raked through her belongings.
Idioms about rake
rake over the coals. coal (def. 8).
Origin of rake
1Other words for rake
Other words from rake
- rak·a·ble, rake·a·ble, adjective
- rak·er, noun
Words Nearby rake
Other definitions for rake (2 of 4)
a dissolute or immoral person, especially a man who indulges in vices or lacks sexual restraint.
Origin of rake
2Other words for rake
Other definitions for rake (3 of 4)
to incline from the vertical, as a mast, or from the horizontal.
to cause (something) to incline from the vertical or the horizontal.
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
3Other definitions for rake (4 of 4)
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
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How to use rake in a sentence
Meanwhile, many employers of these essential workers, including Walmart, Amazon, Kroger and Costco, have raked in record profits.
The Challenges Posed By COVID-19 Pushed Many Workers to Strike. Will the Labor Movement See Sustained Interest? | Abigail Abrams | January 17, 2021 | TimeSPACs have been on fire in the US, raking in more money last year than in the entire decade before.
Any movie that doesn’t rake in $50 million or more at theaters in its opening weekend will be able to be released for people to rent on streaming services 17 days later.
‘I don’t know if it’s ever going to die’: Advertisers grapple with the GRP’s grip on the TV and streaming ad market | Tim Peterson | November 25, 2020 | DigidayMeanwhile, 40 major-conference programs are raking in at least $100 million, including the University of Texas, which brought in more than $220 million.
What Does Makur Maker Mean For The Future Of HBCU Sports? | Josh Planos | November 24, 2020 | FiveThirtyEightThen there’s the fact that, at the moment, streaming doesn’t rake in as much revenue as traditional TV.
They dress in clothing from the flophouse lost-and-found and are groomed with a hacksaw and gravel rake.
Up to a Point: They Made Me Write About Lena Dunham | P. J. O’Rourke | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe next 10 times after that, the sheer repetition made it funny again, like the famous Simpsons rake joke.
Rage Against GamerGate’s Hate Machine: What I Got For Speaking Up | Arthur Chu | November 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThat 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.
The End of Beyonce and Jay Z? The Craziest Claims From the New York Post’s Hit Piece | Marlow Stern | July 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“This is my collage about a farm,” he said pointing out a rake, plant, and chicken.
How I’ll End the War: Making Collage Art With Afghan Students | Nick Willard | May 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTLacob: Unlike Gang Related, I actually enjoyed rake less than I thought I would.
Fall-Winter TV Preview: Snap Judgments of 2013–14’s New Shows | Jace Lacob, Kevin Fallon | July 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHarrowing makes finer the lumps near the surface, and mixes the fertilizer deeper than a rake can be used.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce | E. R. Billings.But as they rode back to Zoyland Chase the old rake was bitter in his inveighings against Wilding's folly and weakness.
Mistress Wilding | Rafael SabatiniHe forbade his subjects, under pain of banishment, to rake up the old causes of dispute.
Belgium | George W. T. (George William Thomson) OmondThough outnumbered three to one, still we were well under cover in our boat, and could rake each canoe as it came up.
The Belgians place no limit upon the number of elephants one may shoot, just so they get their rake-off.
In Africa | John T. McCutcheon
British Dictionary definitions for rake (1 of 4)
/ (reɪk) /
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
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
Origin of rake
1British Dictionary definitions for rake (2 of 4)
/ (reɪk) /
a dissolute man, esp one in fashionable society; roué
Origin of rake
2British Dictionary definitions for rake (3 of 4)
/ (reɪk) /
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
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
Origin of rake
3British Dictionary definitions for rake (4 of 4)
/ (reɪk) /
(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
Origin of rake
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