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Meaning ofrakein English

rake

us//reɪk//uk//reɪk//

Pluralrakes
Past Tenseraked
Participle Verbraking
Third Person Singularrakes

Definitions

Noun
1. a gardening tool; collects debris
2. a tool for moving gaming items
3. a share of profits (illegally obtained)
  The corrupt official took a rake from the construction project.
4. a commission fee (in card games)
  In the poker game, the house takes a rake from each pot.
5. a slant or slope (from horizontal)
  The roof has a steep rake to prevent snow accumulation.
6. a watercraft's tilted part (bow, stern, etc.)
  The ship's rake at the bow helps to reduce wave resistance.
7. a stylish but immoral person; hedonist
  The socialite was known for being a rake, always attending lavish parties.
8. a series of connected vehicles (coaches, wagons)
  The train consisted of a long rake of freight cars carrying goods.
9. angle between tool edge and plane
  The carpenter adjusted the rake of the plane to smooth the wood surface.
10. sloped roof edge (at rafters)
  The architect designed the house with a rake at the roof edge to ensure water runoff.
11. a long-handled tool (for gardening, farming); collects debris
  The gardener used a rake to collect leaves in the yard.
12. a tool (in gaming); moves chips or money
  The dealer used a rake to collect the chips from the poker table.
13. a large quantity (informal); plenty of something
  The company made a rake from the sale of their new product.
14. a narrow path up a hillside (especially steep)
  The hikers followed a steep rake up the mountain to reach the summit.
15. a vertical mineral vein in rock
  The geologist discovered a valuable rake of quartz in the rocky outcrop.
16. progress or speed in Scotland; pace
  The hikers maintained a steady rake to reach the summit before nightfall.
17. direction of fault slip (in geology)
  The geologist studied the rake of the fault line to understand the earthquake's impact.
Verb
1. the rear of something; provides support
  The gardener will rake the leaves in the yard.
2. to scan or spray with a sweeping motion
  The searchlight began to rake the surrounding area.
3. to gather things together (quickly)
  The farmer will rake the hay into large bundles.
4. to drag or pull something; in a direction
  The farmer will rake the soil to remove weeds.
5. to scratch or scrape something away
  The worker used a rake to scrape away the old paint.
6. to uncover hidden information; past deeds
  The investigator will rake up the past records to find evidence.
7. to thoroughly search through something
  The police will rake through the suspect's belongings to find clues.
8. to fire on a vessel from bow or stern; causing maximum damage
  The enemy ship began to rake the vessel from the stern, causing significant damage.
9. to cover something by raking over it
  The gardener will rake over the soil to cover the seeds.

Compounds / Phrases

hayrake rake and scrape rake-off