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Noun
Definition: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
Definition: a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
Definition: 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.
Definition: The act of raking.
Definition: A course, a path, especially a narrow and steep path or route up a hillside.
Definition: Rate of progress; pace, speed.
Definition: A divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular; a slant, a slope.
Definition: A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
Verb
Definition: move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair"
Definition: level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
Definition: sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
Definition: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
Definition: gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
Definition: To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.
Definition: Often followed by in: to gather (things which are apart) together, especially quickly.
Definition: 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)”)
Definition: To move swiftly; to proceed rapidly.
Definition: To incline (something) from a perpendicular direction.
Definition: To behave as a rake; to lead a hedonistic and immoral life.