Definitions for drake
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Drake, Francis Drake, Sir Francis Drakenoun

   English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

2. drakenoun

   adult male of a wild or domestic duck

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Drakenoun

   An English surname, originally a byname from Old English draca or Old Norse draki, both meaning "dragon". Francis Drake, English sea captain, pirate, and explorer of the Elizabethan era.

2. Drakenoun

   An Irish surname, anglicized from Drach, itself a Hiberno-Norman name English Drake.

3. Drakenoun

   A male given name transferred from the surname.

   Drake was not at all what I'd anticipated. His macho soap opera name had put me in mind of aristocrats or oversexed mallards.

4. Drakenoun

   A town in New South Wales, Australia.

5. Drakenoun

   A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

6. Drakenoun

   A ward of Plymouth, Devon, England; named for aqueduct Drake's Leat, itself for Francis Drake, Mayor of Plymouth at the time of its construction.

7. Drakenoun

   A locale in the United States. A city in North Dakota; named for early settler Herman Drake. An unincorporated community in Arizona. An unincorporated community in Colorado. An unincorporated community in Illinois. An unincorporated community in Kentucky. An unincorporated community in Missouri; named for Missouri statesman Charles D. Drake. An unincorporated community in South Carolina.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drakenoun

   Etymology: of uncertain etymology.

   1. The male of the duck.

   The duck should hide her eggs from the drake, who will suck them if he finds them. John Mortimer, Husbandry.

   2. [from draco, dragon, French.]A small piece of artillery.

   Two or three shots, made at them by a couple of drakes, made them stagger. Edward Hyde, b. viii.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Drakenoun

   the male of the duck kind

2. Drakenoun

   the drake fly

3. Drakenoun

   a dragon

4. Drakenoun

   a small piece of artillery

5. Drakenoun

   wild oats, brome grass, or darnel grass; -- called also drawk, dravick, and drank

6. Etymology: [Cf. F. dravik, W. drewg, darnel, cockle, etc.]

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. Drake

   Drake is a rural Saskatchewan village that lies just west of highway 20, approximately 11 KM south of its intersection with the Yellowhead Highway. It has a population of about 247 people. Drake is mostly a farming community, supported by the crops and livestock of the surrounding farms. However, several successful large-scale businesses, Drake Meat Processors and Bergen Industries, were founded in and operate from the village, keeping it from becoming a loose connection of farms. The local school, Drake Elementary School, is used by elementary-aged students from Drake. After Grade 8, students go to the nearby Lanigan Central High School to complete their secondary education. Despite decreasing enrollment, DES finds strong support in the community; however, recent changes to the school division structuring across Saskatchewan have left its long-term future in doubt. Drake is home to the 2010 Senior Saskatchewan Hockey Association Provincial C and Long Lake Hockey League champions, the Drake Canucks. Home of former NHLer Robin Bartel, misspelling found on hockeydb.com and wikipedia.org as "Robin Bartell".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. Drake

   drāk, n. the male of the duck.—n. Drake′stone, a flat stone thrown along the surface of water so as to graze it and then rebound. [Ety. dub.; cf. prov. Ger. draak; O. High Ger. antrahho, Ger. enterich, the first element usually explained as eend, end, anut, 'duck.']

2. Drake

   drāk, n. a dragon: a fiery meteor: a beaked galley, or Viking ship of war: an angler's name for species of Ephemera. [A.S. draca, dragon—L. draco.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drake

   An early piece of brass ordnance.

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. drake

   A small piece of artillery, no longer used.

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1. drake

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DRAKE

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Drake is ranked #549 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Drake surname appeared 61,162 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 21 would have the surname Drake.
   
   79.5% or 48,654 total occurrences were White.
   14.9% or 9,125 total occurrences were Black.
   2.3% or 1,431 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 1,248 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.6% or 379 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 318 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Admiral
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Anagrams for drake »

1. raked

2. daker

3. darke

4. E.D. Ark.

5. radek

6. kedar

7. rad ek

How to pronounce drake?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of drake in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of drake in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of drake in a Sentence

1. Martha Stewart:

   But Drake is such a big name, so, it really depends on how he drives the brand moving forward.

2. Stephen King:

   I’m moving to Canada, me and Drake are going to be neighbors.

3. Josh Peck:

   Obviously we love each other and we were able to make such an impact on people [ with Drake Josh ], so any chance to do something dope together, it's really exciting for me, it's going to be good. Y' all will like it.

4. Orson Bean:

   I like white trash cooking. Cheeseburgers. The greasier the better. Mashed potatoes served in a scoop, a little dent in the top for the gravy. Drake's Devil Dogs for dessert. Pure pleasure; no known nutrient.

5. Ryerson Professor-In-Residence Dalton Higgins:

   It's time to get our Canadian rap and RB icons recognized and canonized academically or otherwise, and it is critical for scholars and historians to examine the Toronto music scene that birthed Drake/Weeknd and helped create the conditions for them to become mega-successful.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=drake
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Drake
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=drake
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drake
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=drake
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=drake
7. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=drake
8. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html