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Noun
S:
(n)
rake
,
rakehell
,
profligate
,
rip
,
blood
,
roue
(a dissolute man in fashionable society)
S:
(n)
pitch
,
rake
,
slant
(degree of deviation from a horizontal plane)
"the roof had a steep pitch"
S:
(n)
rake
(a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil)
Verb
S:
(v)
rake
(move through with or as if with a rake)
"She raked her fingers through her hair"
S:
(v)
rake
(level or smooth with a rake)
"rake gravel"
S:
(v)
rake
(sweep the length of)
"The gunfire raked the coast"
S:
(v)
scan
,
skim
,
rake
,
glance over
,
run down
(examine hastily)
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
S:
(v)
rake
(gather with a rake)
"rake leaves"
S:
(v)
graze
,
crease
,
rake
(scrape gently)
"graze the skin"