ALL meanings of rake
rake
R r - noun rake inclination or slope away from the perpendicular or the horizontal. 1
- noun rake a board or molding placed along the sloping sides of a frame gable to cover the ends of the siding. 1
- noun rake Aeronautics. the angle measured between the tip edge of an aircraft or missile wing or other lifting surface and the plane of symmetry. 1
- noun rake Machinery. the angle between the cutting face of a tool and a plane perpendicular to the surface of the work at the cutting point. 1
- verb with object rake to cause (something) to incline from the vertical or the horizontal. 1
- verb without object rake Hunting. (of a hawk) to fly after game. (of a dog) to hunt with the nose close to the ground instead of in the wind. 1
- verb without object rake Chiefly Scot. to go or proceed, especially with speed. 1
- idioms rake rake over the coals. coal (def 8). 1
- noun rake gardening tool 1
- transitive verb rake leaves 1
- intransitive verb rake use a rake 1
- noun rake licentious person 1
- noun rake slope 1
- intransitive verb rake examine 1
- transitive verb rake scratch or scrape with fingers 1
- transitive verb rake with bullets 1
- transitive verb rake smooth or tidy sth 1
- verb transitive rake to make (a lawn, etc.) tidy with a rake 0
- verb transitive rake to gather with great care 0
- verb transitive rake to scratch or smooth with a rake, as in leveling broken ground 0
- verb transitive rake to cover (a fire) with ashes 0
- verb transitive rake to scratch or scrape 0
- verb transitive rake to search through minutely; scour 0
- verb transitive rake to direct gunfire along (a line of troops, the deck of a ship, etc.) 0
- verb transitive rake to look over rapidly and searchingly 0
- intransitive verb rake to use a rake 0
- intransitive verb rake to search as if with a rake 0
- intransitive verb rake to scrape or sweep 0
- noun rake a dissolute, debauched man; roué 0
- intransitive verb rake to be slightly inclined; slant, as a ship's masts, etc. 0
- verb transitive rake to cause to slant or incline 0
- noun rake a slanting or inclination 0
- noun rake away from the perpendicular 0
- noun rake away from the horizontal 0
- noun rake the angle made by the edge of a cutting tool and a plane perpendicular to the surface that is being worked on 0
- intransitive verb rake to fly after game 0
- intransitive verb rake to run after game with the nose to the track instead of in the wind 0
- noun rake A rake is a device used in thickeners and settlers to move the settled solids toward the place where they leave the vessel. 0
- countable noun rake 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. 0
- verb rake If you rake a surface, you move a rake across it in order to make it smooth and level. 0
- verb rake If you rake leaves or ashes, you move them somewhere using a rake or a similar tool. 0
- verb rake If someone rakes an area with gunfire or with light, they cover it thoroughly by moving the gun or the light across from one side of the area to another. 0
- verb rake If branches or someone's finger nails rake your skin, they scrape across it. 0
- verb rake If you rake through a pile of objects or rubbish, you search through it thoroughly with your hands. 0
- countable noun rake If you call a man a rake, you mean that he is rather immoral, for example because he gambles, drinks, or has sexual relationships with many women. 0
- noun rake a hand implement consisting of a row of teeth set in a headpiece attached to a long shaft and used for gathering hay, straw, leaves, etc, or for smoothing loose earth 0
- noun rake any of several mechanical farm implements equipped with rows of teeth or rotating wheels mounted with tines and used to gather hay, straw, etc 0
- noun rake any of various implements similar in shape or function, such as a tool for drawing out ashes from a furnace 0
- noun rake the act of raking 0
- noun rake a line of wagons coupled together as one unit, used on railways 0