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rake
noun
verb
a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
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noun
a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
noun
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
“the roof had a steep pitch”
noun
a dissolute man in fashionable society
verb
scrape gently
“graze the skin”
verb
gather with a rake
“rake leaves”
verb
level or smooth with a rake
“rake gravel”
verb
move through with or as if with a rake
“She raked her fingers through her hair”
verb
examine hastily
“She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi”
verb
sweep the length of
“The gunfire raked the coast”
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the roof had a steep pitch
graze the skin
rake leaves
rake gravel
She raked her fingers through her hair
She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
The gunfire raked the coast
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