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