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- pronunciation:
- reIk
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a tool consisting of a long handle and a row of tines extending perpendicular to it, used for gathering up debris or cultivating the ground.
You'll need a rake to gather all the leaves.
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| definition 2: |
any of a variety of tools that have a similar form or use.
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| related words: |
drag |
adjective + (n.)rake
abandoned, adjustable, disreputable, thatching, vertical, wooden
verb + (n.)rake
drag, flip, grab, hand, lean, wield
(n.)rake
+ verb
coach, gather, paint, smooth, trash, wander
noun + (n.)rake
bamboo,
blade,
broom,
cake,
clam,
fertilizer,
foot,
fork,
garage,
garden,
hay,
iron,
leaf,
metal,
pitchfork,
portrait,
rack,
reputation,
sand,
steel,
tines,
tip,
tool,
weed,
wire,
yard
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
rakes, raking, raked |
| definition 1: |
to collect, move, or clear away using a rake.
She raked the fallen leaves.He raked the glass clippings into a pile.
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| definition 2: |
to clear of debris, spread smoothly, or cultivate with a rake.
He raked the flower beds. |
| definition 3: |
to stir up or spread (coals of a fire or the like).
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| definition 4: |
to gather or attract copious amounts of (often fol. by "in").
The business is raking in profits. |
| definition 5: |
to search completely through.
She raked the office looking for the book.- similar words:
- hunt, rummage
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| definition 6: |
to scratch or scrape.
The kitten raked the table with its claws trying to get up on it. |
| definition 7: |
to shoot or look along the whole length of.
The guns raked the barricade.His eyes raked the column of recruits. |
| related words: |
cultivate, drag, root, scour |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to use a rake or similar tool.
He spent the afternoon raking. |
| definition 2: |
to carry on a search (usu. fol. by "through").
He raked through the desk looking for the letter. |
| definition 3: |
to scrape or scratch as if with a rake.
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| related words: |
rout, scour |
adverb + (v.)rake
carefully, freshly, lightly, neatly, sharply, steeply
(v.)rake
+ adverb
annually, gently, regularly, roughly
(v.)rake
+ noun
ash,
autumn,
billions,
blackboard,
buck,
bunker,
cash,
cheek,
chip,
clipping,
coal,
comb,
debris,
deck,
dirt,
dollar,
dough,
dragon,
finger,
fingernail,
fire,
furrow,
grass,
grave,
gravel,
gunfire,
gust,
hair,
hand,
handle,
hoe,
infield,
lawn,
layer,
lung,
millions,
muck,
nail,
needle,
pile,
pine,
planting,
pot,
profit,
row,
rubble,
shovel,
snow,
soil,
stall,
straw,
throat,
tree,
trick
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| derivation: |
raker (n.) |
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