Definitions for rakereɪk

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rakereɪk(n.; v.)raked, rak•ing.

(n.)an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, etc., or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
Category: Agriculture
any of various implements of similar form and use.
(v.t.)to gather, draw, or remove with a rake.
Category: Agriculture, Common Vocabulary
to clear, smooth, or prepare with a rake.
to clear (a fire, embers, etc.) by stirring with a poker or the like.
to gather or collect in abundance (usu. fol. by in):
to rake in money.
to bring to light, usu. for discreditable reasons (usu. fol. by up):
to rake up a scandal.
to search thoroughly through.
to scrape; scratch.
to fire guns along the length of (a body of troops, ship, etc.).
to sweep with the eyes.
(v.i.)to use a rake.
Category: Agriculture
to search, as if with a rake.
to scrape or scratch.

Origin of rake:

bef. 900; (n.) ME rak(e), OE raca (masc.), racu (fem.); c. G Rechen; (v.) ME raken, partly der. of the n., partly < ON raka to scrape, rake

rak′er(n.)

rakereɪk(n.)

a dissolute or profligate and usu. licentious man; roué; libertine.

Origin of rake:

1645–55; see rakehell

rakereɪk(v.; n.)raked, rak•ing

(v.i.)to incline from the vertical, as a mast, or from the horizontal.
Category: Building Trades
(v.t.)to cause (something) to incline from the vertical or the horizontal.
Category: Building Trades
(n.)inclination or slope away from the perpendicular or the horizontal.
Category: Building Trades
the angle measured between the tip edge of an aircraft or missile wing or other lifting surface and the plane of symmetry.
Category: Aeronautics

Origin of rake:

1620–30; orig. uncert.

Princeton's WordNet

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

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

rake(noun)ɪk
a tool for gathering dead leaves, cut grass, etc. or for making the ground level
a garden rake
rake(verb)ɪk
to use a rake
Rake the soil well before planting.
rakeɪk
earning a lot of money
He's raking it in now that he's on TV.

Webster Dictionary

Rake(noun)
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
Rake(noun)
a toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for collecting hay or grain; a horserake
Rake(noun)
a fissure or mineral vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so; -- called also rake-vein
Rake(verb)
to collect with a rake; as, to rake hay; -- often with up; as, he raked up the fallen leaves
Rake(verb)
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
Rake(verb)
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
Rake(verb)
to search through; to scour; to ransack
Rake(verb)
to scrape or scratch across; to pass over quickly and lightly, as a rake does
Rake(verb)
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
Rake(verb)
to use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to scrape; to search minutely
Rake(verb)
to pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape along
Rake(noun)
the inclination of anything from a perpendicular direction; as, the rake of a roof, a staircase, etc
Rake(noun)
the inclination of a mast or funnel, or, in general, of any part of a vessel not perpendicular to the keel
Rake(verb)
to incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast rakes aft
Rake(noun)
a loose, disorderly, vicious man; a person addicted to lewdness and other scandalous vices; a debauchee; a roue
Rake(verb)
to walk about; to gad or ramble idly
Rake(verb)
to act the rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life