rake

rake

rake¹ [rāk]

n.

[ME < OE raca; akin to ON reka, spade, Ger rechen, a rake < IE base * reĝ-, to direct, put in order > RIGHT]

1. any of various long-handled tools with teeth or prongs at one end, used for gathering loose grass, hay, leaves, etc., or for smoothing broken ground

2. any of various similar toothed devices [oyster rake]

vt.

raked, raking [ME raken < the n.; also in part < ON raka, to scrape, shave]

1.

a) to gather or scrape together with or as with a rake

b) to make (a lawn, etc.) tidy with a rake

2. to gather with great care

3. to scratch or smooth with a rake, as in leveling broken ground

4. to cover (a fire) with ashes

5. to scratch or scrape

6. to search through minutely; scour

7. to direct gunfire along (a line of troops, the deck of a ship, etc.): often figurative

8. to look over rapidly and searchingly

vi.

1. to use a rake

2. to search as if with a rake

3. to scrape or sweep: with over, across, etc.

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rake in

to gather an abundant amount of rapidly

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rake up

to uncover facts or gossip about (the past, a scandal, etc.)

rake² [rāk]

n.

[contr. of RAKEHELL]

a dissolute, debauched man; roué

rake³ [rāk]

vi.

raked, raking [< ? or akin to Swed raka, to project, akin to OE hrægan, to project < IE base * krek-, * krok-, to project]

to be slightly inclined; slant, as a ship's masts, etc.

vt.

to cause to slant or incline

n.

1. a slanting or inclination

2.

a) away from the perpendicular [the rake of a mast]

b) away from the horizontal [the rake of a stage]

3. the angle made by the edge of a cutting tool and a plane perpendicular to the surface that is being worked on

rake⁴ [rāk]

vi.

raked, raking [ME raken < OE racian, to speed forward: for IE base see RAKE¹]

1. to fly after game: said of a hawk

2. to run after game with the nose to the track instead of in the wind: said of a hunting dog