rake up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [reyk uhp]
- /reɪk ʌp/
- /reɪk ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [reyk uhp]
- /reɪk ʌp/

Definitions of rake up words

noun rake up an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground. 1
noun rake up any of various implements having a similar form, as a croupier's implement for gathering in money on a gaming table. 1
verb with object rake up to gather, draw, or remove with a rake: to rake dead leaves from a lawn. 1
verb with object rake up to clear, smooth, or prepare with a rake: to rake a garden bed. 1
verb with object rake up to clear (a fire, embers, etc.) by stirring with a poker or the like. 1
verb with object rake up to gather or collect abundantly (usually followed by in): He marketed his invention and has been raking in money ever since. 1

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Origin of rake up

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; (noun) Middle English rak(e), Old English raca (masculine), racu (feminine); cognate with German Rechen, Old Norse reka shovel; (v.) Middle English raken, partly derivative of the noun, partly < Old Norse raka to scrape, rake

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Parts of speech for Rake up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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rake up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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