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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :   [ gazetteer ]

  Rake, IA (city, FIPS 65415)
    Location: 43.48134 N, 93.92101 W
    Population (1990): 238 (135 housing units)
    Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 50465

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rake \Rake\ (r[=a]k), n. [AS. race; akin to OD. rake, D. reek,
     OHG. rehho, G. rechen, Icel. reka a shovel, and to Goth.
     rikan to heap up, collect, and perhaps to Gr. 'ore`gein to
     stretch out, and E. rack to stretch. Cf. Reckon.]
     1. An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a
        long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting
        hay, or other light things which are spread over a large
        surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for collecting
        hay or grain; a horserake.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. [Perhaps a different word.] (Mining) A fissure or mineral
        vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; --
        called also rake-vein.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Gill rakes. (Anat.) See under 1st Gill.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rake \Rake\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raked (r[=a]kt); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Raking.] [AS. racian. See 1st Rake.]
     1. To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; -- often with up;
        as, he raked up the fallen leaves.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Hence: To collect or draw together with laborious
        industry; to gather from a wide space; to scrape together;
        as, to rake together wealth; to rake together slanderous
        tales; to rake together the rabble of a town.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. To pass a rake over; to scrape or scratch with a rake for
        the purpose of collecting and clearing off something, or
        for stirring up the soil; as, to rake a lawn; to rake a
        flower bed.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. To search through; to scour; to ransack.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              The statesman rakes the town to find a plot.
                                                    --Swift.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. To scrape or scratch across; to pass over quickly and
        lightly, as a rake does.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Like clouds that rake the mountain summits.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     6. (Mil.) To enfilade; to fire in a direction with the length
        of; in naval engagements, to cannonade, as a ship, on the
        stern or head so that the balls range the whole length of
        the deck.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To rake up.
        (a) To collect together, as the fire (live coals), and
            cover with ashes.
        (b) To bring up; to search out and bring to notice again;
            as, to rake up old scandals.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rake \Rake\, n. [OE. rakel rash; cf. Icel. reikall wandering,
     unsettled, reika to wander.]
     A loose, disorderly, vicious man; a person addicted to
     lewdness and other scandalous vices; a debauchee; a rou['e].
     [1913 Webster]
  
           An illiterate and frivolous old rake.    --Macaulay.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rake \Rake\, v. i.
     1. [Icel. reika. Cf. Rake a debauchee.] To walk about; to
        gad or ramble idly. [Prov. Eng.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. [See Rake a debauchee.] To act the rake; to lead a
        dissolute, debauched life. --Shenstone.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     To rake out (Falconry), to fly too far and wide from its
        master while hovering above waiting till the game is
        sprung; -- said of the hawk. --Encyc. Brit.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rake \Rake\ (r[=a]k), v. i.
     1. To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to
        scrape; to search minutely.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              One is for raking in Chaucer for antiquated words.
                                                    --Dryden.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape along.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Pas could not stay, but over him did rake. --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rake \Rake\, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. raka to reach, and E. reach.]
     The inclination of anything from a perpendicular direction;
     as, the rake of a roof, a staircase, etc.; especially
     (Naut.), the inclination of a mast or funnel, or, in general,
     of any part of a vessel not perpendicular to the keel.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Rake \Rake\, v. i.
     To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast rakes
     aft.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Raking course (Bricklaying), a course of bricks laid
        diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall, to
        strengthen it.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rake \Rake\, n. [Cf. dial. Sw. raka to reach, and E. reach.]
     To inclination of anything from a perpendicular direction;
     as, the rake of a roof, a staircase, etc.; especially
     (Naut.), the inclination of a mast or tunnel, or, in general,
     of any part of a vessel not perpendicular to the keel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rake \Rake\, v. i.
     To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast rakes
     aft.
  
     Raking course (Bricklaying), a course of bricks laid
        diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall, to
        strengthen.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rake \Rake\, n. [OE. rakel rash; cf. Icel. reikall wandering,
     unsettled, reika to wander.]
     A loose, disorderly, vicious man; a person addicted to
     lewdness and other scandalous vices; a debauchee; a rou['e].
  
           An illiterate and frivolous old rake.    --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rake \Rake\, n. [AS. race; akin to OD. rake, D. reek, OHG,
     rehho, G. rechen, Icel, reka a shovel, and to Goth. rikan to
     heap up, collect, and perhaps to Gr. ? to stretch out, and E.
     rack to stretch. Cf. Reckon.]
     1. An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a
        long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting
        hay, or other light things which are spread over a large
        surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth.
  
     2. A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for collecting
        hay or grain; a horserake.
  
     3. [Perhaps a different word.] (Mining) A fissure or mineral
        vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; --
        called also rake-vein.
  
     Gill rakes. (Anat.) See under 1st Gill.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rake \Rake\, v. i.
     1. To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to
        scrape; to search minutely.
  
              One is for raking in Chaucer for antiquated words.
                                                    --Dryden.
  
     2. To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape along.
  
              Pas could not stay, but over him did rake. --Sir P.
                                                    Sidney.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rake \Rake\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Raked; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Raking.] [AS. racian. See 1st Rake.]
     1. To collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; -- often with up;
        as, he raked up the fallen leaves.
  
     2. Hence: To collect or draw together with laborious
        industry; to gather from a wide space; to scrape together;
        as, to rake together wealth; to rake together slanderous
        tales; to rake together the rabble of a town.
  
     3. To pass a rake over; to scrape or scratch with a rake for
        the purpose of collecting and clearing off something, or
        for stirring up the soil; as, to rake a lawn; to rake a
        flower bed.
  
     4. To search through; to scour; to ransack.
  
              The statesman rakes the town to find a plot.
                                                    --Swift.
  
     5. To scrape or scratch across; to pass over quickly and
        lightly, as a rake does.
  
              Like clouds that rake the mountain summits.
                                                    --Wordsworth.
  
     6. (Mil.) To enfilade; to fire in a direction with the length
        of; in naval engagements, to cannonade, as a ship, on the
        stern or head so that the balls range the whole length of
        the deck.
  
     To rake up.
        (a) To collect together, as the fire (live coals), and
            cover with ashes.
        (b) To bring up; to search out an bring to notice again;
            as, to rake up old scandals.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Rake \Rake\, v. i.
     1. [Icel. reika. Cf. Rake a debauchee.] To walk about; to
        gad or ramble idly. [Prov. Eng.]
  
     2. [See Rake a debauchee.] To act the rake; to lead a
        dissolute, debauched life. --Shenstone.
  
     To rake out (Falconry), to fly too far and wide from its
        master while hovering above waiting till the game is
        sprung; -- said of the hawk. --Encyc. Brit.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  rake
       n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: profligate, rip,
             blood, roue]
       2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a
          steep pitch" [syn: pitch, slant]
       3: a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to
          move leaves or loosen soil
       v 1: move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her
            fingers through her hair"
       2: level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
       3: sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
       4: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while
          waiting for the taxi" [syn: scan, skim, glance over,
           run down]
       5: gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
       6: scrape gently; "graze the skin" [syn: graze, crease]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rake
     Αγγλικά n.
     η τσουγκράνα

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rake
     Garo adv.
     1 hard
     2 (ux grt Na·a poraikana '''rake''' poriaha! You studied '''hard'''
  for the test!)
     Hausa n.
     sugarcane
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     (inflection of nb rak  def:sg//p)
     Scots vb.
     1 To proceed with speed; go; make one's way
     2 To journey; travel
     3 (lb sco of animals) To move across or search for pasture; wander;
  roam
     4 To stray
     Teop vb.
     to want

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  Rake
     alt.
     (surname: en).
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  rake
     n.
     1 (lb en agriculture horticulture) A garden#Noun tool#Noun with a
  row#Noun of pointed#Noun tooth fix#Verb to a long handle#Noun, use#Verb
  for collect#Verb debris, grass#Noun, etc., for flattening the
  ground#Noun, or for loosening soil#Noun; also, a similar
  wheel#Noun-mounted#Adjective tool draw#Verb by a horse#Noun or a
  tractor.
     2 (lb en by extension) A similarly shape#Verb tool used for other
  purposes.
     3 # (lb en gambling) A tool with a straight#Adjective edge#Noun at
  the end used by a croupier to move chip#Noun or money across a
  gaming#Noun table#Noun.
     4 (lb en cellular automata) A type of puffer train that leaves behind
  a stream of spaceships as it moves.
     n.
     1 The act#Noun of rake#Verb.
     2 Something that is raked.
     3 # A share#Noun of profit#Noun, taking#Noun, etc., especially if
  obtained illegally; specifically (lb en gambling) the scaled#Adjective
  commission#Noun fee take#Verb by a cardroom operate a poker game#Noun.
     4 # (lb en chiefly Ireland Scotland slang) A lot#Noun, plenty.
     vb.
     1 To act#Verb upon with a rake#Noun, or as if with a rake.
     2 # (lb en transitive also figurative) ''Often followed by'' '''(l en
  in)''': to gather#Verb (things which are apart) together, especially
  quickly.
     3 # (lb en transitive) ''Often followed by an adverb or preposition
  such as'' '''(l en away)''', '''(l en off)''', '''(l en out)''', etc.:
  to drag#Verb or pull#Verb in a certain direction.
     4 # (lb en ambitransitive figurative) To claw#Verb at; to
  scrape#Verb, to scratch#Verb; ''followed by'' '''(l en away)''': to
  erase, to obliterate.
     5 # (lb en ambitransitive figurative) ''Followed by'' '''(l en
  up)''': to bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing#Adjective
  information, past#Adjective misdeeds, etc.
     6 # (senseid en search)(lb en ambitransitive figurative) To
  search#Verb through (thoroughly).
     7 # (lb en ambitransitive also figurative) To move#Verb (a beam#Noun
  of light#Noun, a glance#Noun with the eye#Noun, etc.) across (something)
  with a long side-to-side motion#Noun; specifically (lb en often
  military) to use#Verb a weapon to fire#Verb at (something) with a
  side-to-side motion; to spray#Verb with gunfire.
     8 ## (lb en military nautical) To fire upon an enemy vessel from a
  position in line with its bow or stern, causing one's fire to travel
  through the length of the enemy vessel for maximum damage.
     9 # (lb en transitive chiefly Ireland Northern England Scotland also
  figurative) To cover#Verb (something) by or as if by raking things over
  it.
     n.
     1 (lb en Northern England and climbing also figurative) A
  course#Noun, a path, especially a narrow#Adjective and steep#Adjective
  path or route#Noun up a hillside.
     2 (lb en mining) A fissure#Noun or mineral vein of ore traverse the
  stratum vertically, or nearly so.
     3 (lb en Britain originally Northern England Scotland) A series, a
  succession; specifically (lb en rail transport) a set#Noun of
  couple#Verb rail#Noun vehicles, normally coach#Noun or wagon#Noun.
     4 (lb en systems theory) In cellular automaton: a puffer that emits a
  stream#Noun of spaceships rather than a trail#Noun of debris.
     5 (lb en Midlands Northern England) (alternative spelling of en raik
  t=a course, a way; pastureland over which animals graze#Verb graze; a
  journey#Noun journey to transport#Verb transport something between two
  place#Noun places; a run#Noun run; also, the quantity of items so
  transported)
     vb.
     (alternative spelling of en raik) (“(lb en intransitive Midlands
  Northern England Scotland) to walk#Verb; to roam#Verb, to wander#Verb;
  of animals (especially sheep): to graze#Verb; (lb en transitive chiefly
  Scotland) to roam or wander through (somewhere)”)
     alt.
     (l en raik)
     n.
     (lb en Scotland) rate#Noun of progress#Noun; pace#Noun, speed#Noun.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive chiefly Midlands Northern England Scotland) To
  move#Verb swiftly; to proceed rapidly.
     2 (lb en intransitive falconry) Of a bird of prey: to fly#Verb after
  a quarry#Noun; also, to fly away from the falconer, to go wide of the
  quarry being pursued.
     n.
     1 A divergence from the horizontal#Noun or perpendicular#Noun; a
  slant#Noun, a slope#Noun.
     2 (lb en specifically) ''In full,'' '''angle of rake''' ''or''
  '''rake angle''': the angle#Noun between the edge#Noun or face#Noun of a
  tool#Noun (especially a cutting#Adjective tool) and a plane#Noun
  (usually one perpendicular#Adjective to the object#Noun that the tool is
  being apply to).
     3 (lb en geology) The direction of slip#Noun during the movement of a
  fault#Noun, measure#Verb within the fault plane.
     4 (lb en nautical) (non-gloss definition: Senses relating to
  watercraft.)
     5 # A slant#Noun that cause#Verb the bow#Noun or stern#Noun of a
  watercraft to extend beyond the keel#Noun; also, the upper#Adjective
  part#Noun of the bow or stern that extends beyond the keel.
     6 # A slant of some other part of a watercraft (such as a funnel#Noun
  or mast#Noun) away from the perpendicular, usually towards the stern.
     7 (lb en roofing) The sloped#Adjective edge#Noun of a roof#Noun at or
  adjacent to the first#Adjective or last#Adjective rafter.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To incline#Verb (something) from a
  perpendicular#Adjective direction.
     2 (lb en nautical) (non-gloss definition: Senses relating to
  watercraft.)
     3 # (lb en transitive) To provide (the bow#Noun or stern#Noun of a
  watercraft) with a (l en rake t=a slant#Noun slant that cause#Verb
  causes it to extend beyond the keel#Noun keel).
     4 # (lb en intransitive rare) Of a watercraft: to have a rake at its
  bow or stern.
     n.
     (senseid en person) A person (usually a man#Noun) who is stylish but
  habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct#Noun.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive dated rare) To behave as a rake#Noun 6; to
  lead#Verb a hedonistic and immoral life.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  Rake
     alt.
     (surname: en).
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  rake
     n.
     1 (lb en agriculture horticulture) A garden#Noun tool#Noun with a
  row#Noun of pointed#Noun tooth fix#Verb to a long handle#Noun, use#Verb
  for collect#Verb debris, grass#Noun, etc., for flattening the
  ground#Noun, or for loosening soil#Noun; also, a similar
  wheel#Noun-mounted#Adjective tool draw#Verb by a horse#Noun or a
  tractor.
     2 (lb en by extension) A similarly shape#Verb tool used for other
  purposes.
     3 # (lb en gambling) A tool with a straight#Adjective edge#Noun at
  the end used by a croupier to move chip#Noun or money across a
  gaming#Noun table#Noun.
     4 (lb en cellular automata) A type of puffer train that leaves behind
  a stream of spaceships as it moves.
     n.
     1 The act#Noun of rake#Verb.
     2 Something that is raked.
     3 # A share#Noun of profit#Noun, taking#Noun, etc., especially if
  obtained illegally; specifically (lb en gambling) the scaled#Adjective
  commission#Noun fee take#Verb by a cardroom operate a poker game#Noun.
     4 # (lb en chiefly Ireland Scotland slang) A lot#Noun, plenty.
     vb.
     1 To act#Verb upon with a rake#Noun, or as if with a rake.
     2 # (lb en transitive also figurative) ''Often followed by'' '''(l en
  in)''': to gather#Verb (things which are apart) together, especially
  quickly.
     3 # (lb en transitive) ''Often followed by an adverb or preposition
  such as'' '''(l en away)''', '''(l en off)''', '''(l en out)''', etc.:
  to drag#Verb or pull#Verb in a certain direction.
     4 # (lb en ambitransitive figurative) To claw#Verb at; to
  scrape#Verb, to scratch#Verb; ''followed by'' '''(l en away)''': to
  erase, to obliterate.
     5 # (lb en ambitransitive figurative) ''Followed by'' '''(l en
  up)''': to bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing#Adjective
  information, past#Adjective misdeeds, etc.
     6 # (senseid en search)(lb en ambitransitive figurative) To
  search#Verb through (thoroughly).
     7 # (lb en ambitransitive also figurative) To move#Verb (a beam#Noun
  of light#Noun, a glance#Noun with the eye#Noun, etc.) across (something)
  with a long side-to-side motion#Noun; specifically (lb en often
  military) to use#Verb a weapon to fire#Verb at (something) with a
  side-to-side motion; to spray#Verb with gunfire.
     8 ## (lb en military nautical) To fire upon an enemy vessel from a
  position in line with its bow or stern, causing one's fire to travel
  through the length of the enemy vessel for maximum damage.
     9 # (lb en transitive chiefly Ireland Northern England Scotland also
  figurative) To cover#Verb (something) by or as if by raking things over
  it.
     n.
     1 (lb en Northern England and climbing also figurative) A
  course#Noun, a path, especially a narrow#Adjective and steep#Adjective
  path or route#Noun up a hillside.
     2 (lb en mining) A fissure#Noun or mineral vein of ore traverse the
  stratum vertically, or nearly so.
     3 (lb en Britain originally Northern England Scotland) A series, a
  succession; specifically (lb en rail transport) a set#Noun of
  couple#Verb rail#Noun vehicles, normally coach#Noun or wagon#Noun.
     4 (lb en systems theory) In cellular automaton: a puffer that emits a
  stream#Noun of spaceships rather than a trail#Noun of debris.
     5 (lb en Midlands Northern England) (alternative spelling of en raik
  t=a course, a way; pastureland over which animals graze#Verb graze; a
  journey#Noun journey to transport#Verb transport something between two
  place#Noun places; a run#Noun run; also, the quantity of items so
  transported)
     vb.
     (alternative spelling of en raik) (“(lb en intransitive Midlands
  Northern England Scotland) to walk#Verb; to roam#Verb, to wander#Verb;
  of animals (especially sheep): to graze#Verb; (lb en transitive chiefly
  Scotland) to roam or wander through (somewhere)”)
     alt.
     (l en raik)
     n.
     (lb en Scotland) rate#Noun of progress#Noun; pace#Noun, speed#Noun.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive chiefly Midlands Northern England Scotland) To
  move#Verb swiftly; to proceed rapidly.
     2 (lb en intransitive falconry) Of a bird of prey: to fly#Verb after
  a quarry#Noun; also, to fly away from the falconer, to go wide of the
  quarry being pursued.
     n.
     1 A divergence from the horizontal#Noun or perpendicular#Noun; a
  slant#Noun, a slope#Noun.
     2 (lb en specifically) ''In full,'' '''angle of rake''' ''or''
  '''rake angle''': the angle#Noun between the edge#Noun or face#Noun of a
  tool#Noun (especially a cutting#Adjective tool) and a plane#Noun
  (usually one perpendicular#Adjective to the object#Noun that the tool is
  being apply to).
     3 (lb en geology) The direction of slip#Noun during the movement of a
  fault#Noun, measure#Verb within the fault plane.
     4 (lb en nautical) (non-gloss definition: Senses relating to
  watercraft.)
     5 # A slant#Noun that cause#Verb the bow#Noun or stern#Noun of a
  watercraft to extend beyond the keel#Noun; also, the upper#Adjective
  part#Noun of the bow or stern that extends beyond the keel.
     6 # A slant of some other part of a watercraft (such as a funnel#Noun
  or mast#Noun) away from the perpendicular, usually towards the stern.
     7 (lb en roofing) The sloped#Adjective edge#Noun of a roof#Noun at or
  adjacent to the first#Adjective or last#Adjective rafter.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To incline#Verb (something) from a
  perpendicular#Adjective direction.
     2 (lb en nautical) (non-gloss definition: Senses relating to
  watercraft.)
     3 # (lb en transitive) To provide (the bow#Noun or stern#Noun of a
  watercraft) with a (l en rake t=a slant#Noun slant that cause#Verb
  causes it to extend beyond the keel#Noun keel).
     4 # (lb en intransitive rare) Of a watercraft: to have a rake at its
  bow or stern.
     n.
     (senseid en person) A person (usually a man#Noun) who is stylish but
  habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct#Noun.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive dated rare) To behave as a rake#Noun 6; to
  lead#Verb a hedonistic and immoral life.
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     (inflection of nb rak  def:sg//p)
     Swedish a.
     (adj form of sv rak  def natm s)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  Rake
     alt.
     (surname: en).
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  rake
     n.
     1 (lb en agriculture horticulture) A garden#Noun tool#Noun with a
  row#Noun of pointed#Noun tooth fix#Verb to a long handle#Noun, use#Verb
  for collect#Verb debris, grass#Noun, etc., for flattening the
  ground#Noun, or for loosening soil#Noun; also, a similar
  wheel#Noun-mounted#Adjective tool draw#Verb by a horse#Noun or a
  tractor.
     2 (lb en by extension) A similarly shape#Verb tool used for other
  purposes.
     3 # (lb en gambling) A tool with a straight#Adjective edge#Noun at
  the end used by a croupier to move chip#Noun or money across a
  gaming#Noun table#Noun.
     4 (lb en cellular automata) A type of puffer train that leaves behind
  a stream of spaceships as it moves.
     n.
     1 The act#Noun of rake#Verb.
     2 Something that is raked.
     3 # A share#Noun of profit#Noun, taking#Noun, etc., especially if
  obtained illegally; specifically (lb en gambling) the scaled#Adjective
  commission#Noun fee take#Verb by a cardroom operate a poker game#Noun.
     4 # (lb en chiefly Ireland Scotland slang) A lot#Noun, plenty.
     vb.
     1 To act#Verb upon with a rake#Noun, or as if with a rake.
     2 # (lb en transitive also figurative) ''Often followed by'' '''(l en
  in)''': to gather#Verb (things which are apart) together, especially
  quickly.
     3 # (lb en transitive) ''Often followed by an adverb or preposition
  such as'' '''(l en away)''', '''(l en off)''', '''(l en out)''', etc.:
  to drag#Verb or pull#Verb in a certain direction.
     4 # (lb en ambitransitive figurative) To claw#Verb at; to
  scrape#Verb, to scratch#Verb; ''followed by'' '''(l en away)''': to
  erase, to obliterate.
     5 # (lb en ambitransitive figurative) ''Followed by'' '''(l en
  up)''': to bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing#Adjective
  information, past#Adjective misdeeds, etc.
     6 # (senseid en search)(lb en ambitransitive figurative) To
  search#Verb through (thoroughly).
     7 # (lb en ambitransitive also figurative) To move#Verb (a beam#Noun
  of light#Noun, a glance#Noun with the eye#Noun, etc.) across (something)
  with a long side-to-side motion#Noun; specifically (lb en often
  military) to use#Verb a weapon to fire#Verb at (something) with a
  side-to-side motion; to spray#Verb with gunfire.
     8 ## (lb en military nautical) To fire upon an enemy vessel from a
  position in line with its bow or stern, causing one's fire to travel
  through the length of the enemy vessel for maximum damage.
     9 # (lb en transitive chiefly Ireland Northern England Scotland also
  figurative) To cover#Verb (something) by or as if by raking things over
  it.
     n.
     1 (lb en Northern England and climbing also figurative) A
  course#Noun, a path, especially a narrow#Adjective and steep#Adjective
  path or route#Noun up a hillside.
     2 (lb en mining) A fissure#Noun or mineral vein of ore traverse the
  stratum vertically, or nearly so.
     3 (lb en Britain originally Northern England Scotland) A series, a
  succession; specifically (lb en rail transport) a set#Noun of
  couple#Verb rail#Noun vehicles, normally coach#Noun or wagon#Noun.
     4 (lb en systems theory) In cellular automaton: a puffer that emits a
  stream#Noun of spaceships rather than a trail#Noun of debris.
     5 (lb en Midlands Northern England) (alternative spelling of en raik
  t=a course, a way; pastureland over which animals graze#Verb graze; a
  journey#Noun journey to transport#Verb transport something between two
  place#Noun places; a run#Noun run; also, the quantity of items so
  transported)
     vb.
     (alternative spelling of en raik) (“(lb en intransitive Midlands
  Northern England Scotland) to walk#Verb; to roam#Verb, to wander#Verb;
  of animals (especially sheep): to graze#Verb; (lb en transitive chiefly
  Scotland) to roam or wander through (somewhere)”)
     alt.
     (l en raik)
     n.
     (lb en Scotland) rate#Noun of progress#Noun; pace#Noun, speed#Noun.
     vb.
     1 (lb en intransitive chiefly Midlands Northern England Scotland) To
  move#Verb swiftly; to proceed rapidly.
     2 (lb en intransitive falconry) Of a bird of prey: to fly#Verb after
  a quarry#Noun; also, to fly away from the falconer, to go wide of the
  quarry being pursued.
     n.
     1 A divergence from the horizontal#Noun or perpendicular#Noun; a
  slant#Noun, a slope#Noun.
     2 (lb en specifically) ''In full,'' '''angle of rake''' ''or''
  '''rake angle''': the angle#Noun between the edge#Noun or face#Noun of a
  tool#Noun (especially a cutting#Adjective tool) and a plane#Noun
  (usually one perpendicular#Adjective to the object#Noun that the tool is
  being apply to).
     3 (lb en geology) The direction of slip#Noun during the movement of a
  fault#Noun, measure#Verb within the fault plane.
     4 (lb en nautical) (non-gloss definition: Senses relating to
  watercraft.)
     5 # A slant#Noun that cause#Verb the bow#Noun or stern#Noun of a
  watercraft to extend beyond the keel#Noun; also, the upper#Adjective
  part#Noun of the bow or stern that extends beyond the keel.
     6 # A slant of some other part of a watercraft (such as a funnel#Noun
  or mast#Noun) away from the perpendicular, usually towards the stern.
     7 (lb en roofing) The sloped#Adjective edge#Noun of a roof#Noun at or
  adjacent to the first#Adjective or last#Adjective rafter.
     vb.
     1 (lb en ambitransitive) To incline#Verb (something) from a
  perpendicular#Adjective direction.
     2 (lb en nautical) (non-gloss definition: Senses relating to
  watercraft.)
     3 # (lb en transitive) To provide (the bow#Noun or stern#Noun of a
  watercraft) with a (l en rake t=a slant#Noun slant that cause#Verb
  causes it to extend beyond the keel#Noun keel).
     4 # (lb en intransitive rare) Of a watercraft: to have a rake at its
  bow or stern.
     n.
     (senseid en person) A person (usually a man#Noun) who is stylish but
  habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct#Noun.
     vb.
     (lb en intransitive dated rare) To behave as a rake#Noun 6; to
  lead#Verb a hedonistic and immoral life.
     Norwegian Bokmål a.
     (inflection of nb rak  def:sg//p)
     Swedish a.
     (adj form of sv rak  def natm s)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  Rake
     alt.
     (surname: en).
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rake
     Viro n.
     (''useimmiten monikossa'') valjaat

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  rake
     Engelska n.
     kratta, räfsa
     Engelska vb.
     1 gräva
     2 granska

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]

  rake
     a.
     (böjning sv adj rak)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  الخليع

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  rake //ɹeɪk// 
  1. гребло́, гребло
  garden tool
  2. бра́на
  similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by horse or tractor
  3. композиция
  set of coupled rail vehicles
  4. наклон
  divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular
  5. донжуан, женкар
  person who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-bul ]

  rake //ɹeɪk// 
  1. събирам с гребло
  to act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake
  2. ровя се
  to search through (thoroughly)
  3. наклонявам
  to incline (something) from a perpendicular direction

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/ 
  sklon

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/ 
  hrábě

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/ 
  flamendr

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/ 
  hrabat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  škrabák

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  zhýralec

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  škrabka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  zpustlík

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  shrabovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  hřeblo

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  hejsek

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  flamendr

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/ 
  cribinio 

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 :   [ freedict:eng-cym ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/ 
  rhacanu 

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  Neigung , schiefe Stellung [naut.]
        "rake of the mast"  - Fall des Masts

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
   [dated] Playboy , Lebemann , Bonvivant  [veraltet] , Salonheld  [veraltet] , Salonlöwe  [veraltet] , Libertin  [geh.]  [veraltet]
           Note: leichtlebiger Mann
     Synonyms: playboy, loose-liver, debaucher, debauchee, profligate, roué
  
   see: playboys, debauchers, debauchees, profligates, rakes, roués
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  Rechen , Harke  [Norddt.]  [agr.]
        "bow tine rake"  - Erdrechen, Erdharke
        "spring tine rake"  - Fächerrechen, Laubrechen, Federrechen, Fächerharke, Laubkarke, Federharke, Fächerbesen, Federbesen
   see: rakes, tine rake, fan rake, lawn rake, wire rake
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  verstellbare Rückenlehne
   see: back, back rest
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/ 
   [Br.] in/unter etw. nach etw. stöbern, in etw. herumstöbern 
        "He rooted/rifled/raked/ferreted around in the drawer for his keys."  - Er stöberte in der Lade nach seinen Schlüsseln.
     Synonyms: root, rifle, ferret around/round/about in/among sth. for sth.
  
   see: rooting, rifling, raking, ferreting, rooted, rifled, raked, ferreted
  

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  rake //ɹeɪk// 
  1. harava
  garden tool
  2. harava, heinäharava
  similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by horse or tractor
  3. haravointi
  act of raking
  4. palkkio
  scaled commission fee taken by a cardroom operating a poker game
  5. osuus
  share of profits, etc., especially if obtained illegally
  6. polku
  narrow and steep path or route up a hillside
  7. tehdas
  puffer that emits a stream of spaceships
  8. jono
  set of coupled rail vehicles
  9. siirroksen suunta
  (geology) direction of slip
  10. kallistuma, kaltevuus
  divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular
  11. työstökulma
  rake angle
  12. kallistus
  slant of some other part of a watercraft away from the perpendicular
  13. kaltevuus
  slant that causes the bow or stern of a watercraft to extend beyond the keel
  14. pääty
  sloped edge of a roof
  15. elostelija, pelimies
  person who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct

From English-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-fin ]

  rake //ɹeɪk// 
  1. haravoida
  to act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake
  2. paljastaa, tuoda ilmi
  to bring up or uncover (something)
  3. raapia
  to claw at; to scrape, to scratch
  4. raahata, vetää
  to drag or pull in a certain direction
  5. kulkea edestakaisin, liikuttaa edestakaisin
  to move across (something) with a long side-to-side motion
  6. haravoida, koluta, käydä läpi, syynätä tarkkaan
  to search through (thoroughly)
  7. pippuroida, tulittaa edestakaisin
  to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion
  8. kallistaa, kallistua
  to incline (something) from a perpendicular direction
  9. kallistaa
  to provide (the bow or stern of a watercraft) with a rake

From English-French FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-fra ]

  rake /reik/
  1. râteler
  2. râteau

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/ 
  1. घास~जमा~करने~का~औज़ार
        "He uses rake for collecting fallen leaves."

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/ 
  1. जमा~करना
        "She raked up the grass cuttings."
        "He has been raking money ever since he started the new venture."
  2. तलाश~करना
        "He raked the almirah for the missing letter."
  3. गोले~दागना
        "They raked an enemy trench with machine gun fire. "

From English-Hindi FreeDict Dictionary ver. 1.6 :   [ freedict:eng-hin ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/ 
  1. विलासी~और~धनी~आदमी
        "He is a rake,roams with many women.  "

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  bludnik, bludničiti, grablje, grabuljati, grabulje, razvratnik, skupljati, zgrnuti

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  1. kéjenc
  2. kotróvas
  3. dôlés
  4. lejtés
  5. kicsapongó ember
  6. árbocáthajlás
  7. szerelvény
  8. gereblye
  9. bontófésû
  10. áthajlás
  11. kocsisor
  12. mulatós ember
  13. árbocdôlés
  14. tûzpiszkáló
  15. lejtôsség
  16. piszkavas
  17. élvhajhász
  18. korhely
  19. kaparóvas
  20. lump

From English-日本語 (にほんご) FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-jpn ]

  rake //ɹeɪk// 
  熊手
  garden tool

From English-Dutch FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-nld ]

  rake /reik/
  1. harken, aanharken, opharken, uitkammen
  2. hark

From English-Norsk FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-nor ]

  rake //ɹeɪk// 
  rake
  garden tool

From English - Polish Piotrowski+Saloni/FreeDict dictionary ver. 0.2 :   [ freedict:eng-pol ]

  rake /reɪk/
  I.   1.  grabie
   2.  [lit przest]  rozpustnik
  II.    grabić
  III.  rake in /ɹˈeɪk ˈɪn/  [nieform]   zgarniać
  IV.  rake up /ɹˈeɪk ˈʌp/  [nieform]  1.  zbierać
   2.  [przen]  odgrzebywać

From English-Portuguese FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-por ]

  rake /reik/
  1. limpar, juntar
  2. ancinho, rastelo

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  rake //ɹeɪk// 
  1. kratta, räfsa, raka
  garden tool
  2. radda
  set of coupled rail vehicles

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  rake //ɹeɪk// 
  1. finkamma, rafsa
  to search through (thoroughly)
  2. peppra
  to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  1. (den.) yan yatmak, meyletmek
  2. bir direğin veya dikili şeyin meyli
  3. yan koyma (şapka)

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  1. tarak, tırmık
  2. taraklamak, tırmıklamak
  3. ince ince araştırmak, taramak
  4. (ask.) ateşle taramak. rake over the coals şiddetle azarlamak. rake in money kolayca para kazanmak. rake up toplamak, bir araya getirmek. rake up the past eski defterleri karıştırmak.

From English-Turkish FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3 :   [ freedict:eng-tur ]

  rake /ɹˈeɪk/
  1. sefih adam, ahlâksız kimse.

From Norwegian Nynorsk-Norwegian Bokmål FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.1 :   [ freedict:nno-nob ]

  rake
  rake

From IPA:en_US :   [ IPA:en_US ]

  

/ˈɹeɪk/

From IPA:nb :   [ IPA:nb ]

  

/ˈɾɑːkə/

From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) :   [ gazetteer2k-places ]

  Rake, IA -- U.S. city in Iowa
     Population (2000):    227
     Housing Units (2000): 119
     Land area (2000):     1.007538 sq. miles (2.609511 sq. km)
     Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
     Total area (2000):    1.007538 sq. miles (2.609511 sq. km)
     FIPS code:            65415
     Located within:       Iowa (IA), FIPS 19
     Location:             43.483451 N, 93.919498 W
     ZIP Codes (1990):     50465
     Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
     Headwords:
      Rake, IA
      Rake
  

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 :   [ moby-thesaurus ]

  215 Moby Thesaurus words for "rake":
     Casanova, Don Juan, Lothario, aim at, angularity, ascend, backset,
     bank, barrage, be promiscuous, beat, blast, blitz, bombard,
     bounder, bring up, cad, cannon, cannonade, cant, card, careen,
     chase women, clear, climb, cog, coin money, collect, comb,
     commence firing, commit adultery, crag, cultivate, culture, curry,
     cut, debauch, debauchee, decline, delve, descend, dig, dig up, dip,
     dissipate, draw together, dredge up, dress, drop, eliminate,
     enfilade, fall, fall away, fall off, fallow, fang, fertilize, find,
     fire a volley, fire at, fire upon, force, fornicate, fusillade,
     gallant, gather, gather in, gather together, gather up,
     gay deceiver, gay dog, go downhill, go uphill, grade, grate, graze,
     grovel, gruel, hackle, harrow, hatchel, heckle, hoe, inclination,
     incline, jag, keel, lady-killer, lath, lean, leaning,
     leaning tower, lecher, libertine, list, look all over,
     look everywhere, lover-boy, make, masher, mere shadow, mortar,
     mulch, open fire, open up on, paper, peak, pecten, pepper,
     philander, philanderer, pick up, pitch, playboy, plow, pop at,
     probe, prodigal, profligate, projection, prune, pull in, rail,
     raise, rake out, rake up, rakehell, ransack, rascal, ratchet,
     recall, remove, resurrect, resuscitate, retreat, rifle, rip, rise,
     roue, rounder, rummage, sawtooth, scoundrel, scour, scrape,
     scrape together, scrape up, scratch, screen, search,
     search high heaven, shadow, shake, shake down, shaving, shell,
     shelve, shoot, shoot at, sidle, sift out, skeleton, skirt chaser,
     slant, slat, sleep around, slip, slope, snag, snaggle, snipe,
     snipe at, soup, spade, spire, splinter, sprocket, spur, steeple,
     strafe, streak, swag, sway, swing, swinger, take aim at, thin,
     thin out, till, till the soil, tilt, tip, tooth, torpedo, toss,
     tower of Pisa, turn inside out, turn upside down, unearth, uprise,
     vein, voluptuary, wafer, walking phallus, wallow, wanton, weed,
     weed out, whore, wolf, woman chaser, womanize, womanizer, work,
     zero in on
  
  

From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary :   [ stardic ]

  n. 耙子,集赌金工具,向船尾的倾斜;
  v. 向船尾,了望,用耙子;

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary :   [ xdict ]

     n. 耙子,钱耙,向船尾的倾斜,斜度,浪子,放荡者
     vt.
     vi. 搜索,掠过,用耙子耙

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