a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
"After raking the fallen leaves into a pile, I used the same rake to loosen the compacted soil in my flower bed."
A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
"The flashy playboy was nothing more than a rake, charming everyone while squandering his fortune on wild parties and reckless affairs."
The act of raking.
A course, a path, especially a narrow and steep path or route up a hillside.
Rate of progress; pace, speed.
A divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular; a slant, a slope.
A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
examine hastily
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.
"After years of being a model citizen, he finally decided to go out on the town every night like a proper rake until his bank account was empty."
Often followed by in: to gather (things which are apart) together, especially quickly.
Alternative spelling of raik (“(intransitive, Midlands, Northern England, Scotland) to walk; to roam, to wander; of animals (especially sheep): to graze; (transitive, chiefly Scotland) to roam or wander through (somewhere)”)
To move swiftly; to proceed rapidly.
To incline (something) from a perpendicular direction.
To behave as a rake; to lead a hedonistic and immoral life.
A surname.
"The local news reported that Councilor Rake was leading the debate on new zoning laws."
The word "rake" comes from Old English raca, which meant a tool with a row of pointed teeth. This term ultimately traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to straighten."