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1. rake - noun

· a dissolute man in fashionable society

Synonym(s): rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue

Hypernym(s): libertine, debauchee, rounder




2. rake - noun

· degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"

Synonym(s): pitch, slant

Hypernym(s): gradient, slope




3. rake - noun

· a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil

Hypernym(s): tool




4. rake - verb

· move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair"

Hypernym(s): move, displace




5. rake - verb

· level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"

Hypernym(s): smooth, smoothen




6. rake - verb

· sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"

Hypernym(s): sweep




7. rake - verb

· examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

Synonym(s): scan, skim, glance_over, run_down

Hypernym(s): examine, see




8. rake - verb

· gather with a rake; "rake leaves"

Hypernym(s): gather, garner, collect, pull_together




9. rake - verb

· scrape gently; "graze the skin"

Synonym(s): graze, crease

Hypernym(s): brush





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