rake
6 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
rakes
plural
rakes
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAKE
[count]
:
a tool that has a series of metal, wooden, or plastic pieces at the end of a long handle and that is used to gather leaves, break apart soil, make ground smooth, etc.
2
rake
/ˈreɪk/
verb
rakes;
raked;
raking
2
rake
/ˈreɪk/
verb
rakes;
raked;
raking
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAKE
1
:
to use a rake to gather leaves, break apart soil, make ground smooth, etc.
[+ object]
-
rake (up) leaves
-
I raked the gravel smooth.
-
Rake (out) the soil until it's level.
-
rake the lawn [=use a rake to remove leaves, sticks, etc., from the lawn]
[no object]
-
We raked all afternoon.
2
always followed by an adverb or preposition,
[+ object]
:
to move (your fingers or something similar) through or along something
-
He raked his fingers through his hair.
-
The cat raked its claws along/down the post.
3
[+ object]
:
to shoot many bullets along (something)
-
Two men raked the car with gunfire.
4
[no object]
British, informal
:
to search through something by using your hand
-
He raked [=rifled] through the drawers, trying to find the letter.
-
She raked around in her handbag.
rake in
[phrasal verb] informal
1
rake (something) in
or
rake in (something)
:
to earn or receive (a large amount of money)
-
The movie raked in over $300 million.
2
rake it in
:
to earn a lot of money
-
The owners of that restaurant must be really raking it in.
rake over
[phrasal verb]
rake over (something)
chiefly British, informal
:
to continue to think or talk about (something that happened in the past)
-
Don't spend so much time raking over the past.
rake (someone) over the coals
rake up
[phrasal verb]
rake (something) up
or
rake up (something)
informal
:
to talk about (something unpleasant that happened in the past)
-
There's no need to rake those old controversies up again.
-
She didn't like to rake up [=dredge up] bad memories.
3
rake
/ˈreɪk/
noun
3
rake
/ˈreɪk/
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAKE
[singular]
:
an upward or downward slant
:
slope
-
the slight/steep rake of the stage
-
the forward rake of the barge
4
rake
/ˈreɪk/
noun
plural
rakes
4
rake
/ˈreɪk/
noun
plural
rakes
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAKE
[count]
old-fashioned
:
a man who leads an immoral life and is mainly interested in pleasure
