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- DictionaryRake/rāk/
noun
- 1. an implement consisting of a pole with a crossbar toothed like a comb at the end, or with several tines held together by a crosspiece, used especially for drawing together cut grass or fallen leaves, or smoothing loose soil or gravel.
verb
- 1. collect, gather, or move with a rake or similar implement: "I was the one who raked the leaves and cut the grass"
The meaning of RAKE is an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground. How to use rake in a sentence.
a man, especially one who is rich or with a high social position, who lives in an immoral way, especially having sex with a lot of women. rake. verb.
noun. an 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.
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.
Rake has several senses, including to use a rake to gather leaves or smooth soil. Rake can also mean to search something — the way police may rake through a crime scene for clues or the way you may rake through a messy desk to find a pencil. A rake is also a slanted plane — it's often used to refer to a slanted stage in a theater.
A rake is a garden tool consisting of a row of metal or wooden teeth attached to a long handle. You can use a rake to make the earth smooth and level before you put plants in, or to gather leaves together. If you rake a surface, you move a rake across it in order to make it smooth and level.
Definition of rake noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
