English dictionary
rake
nounAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
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
noun
- a dissolute man in fashionable society
verb
- scrape gently
verb
- gather with a rake
verb
- level or smooth with a rake
verb
- move through with or as if with a rake
verb
- examine hastily
verb
- sweep the length of
Example sentences
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