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rake 1 R0029100 (rāk)n.1. A long-handled implement with a row of projecting teeth at its head, used especially to gather leaves or to loosen or smooth earth.2. A device that resembles such an implement.v. raked, rak·ing, rakes v.tr.1. a. To gather or move with or as if with a rake: rake leaves into a pile; rake in the gambling chips.b. Informal To gain in abundance. Often used with in: a successful company that raked in the profits.2. a. To smooth, scrape, or loosen with a rake or similar implement: rake the soil for planting.b. To move over or across swiftly or harshly: Cold winds raked the plains.3. To pull or drag (a comb or one's fingers, for example) over or through something, such as one's hair.4. To scrape; scratch: The cat raked my arm with its claws.5. To aim heavy gunfire along the length of.v.intr.1. To use a rake.2. To conduct a thorough search: raked through the files for the misplaced letter.Phrasal Verb: rake up To revive or bring to light; uncover: rake up old gossip.Idiom: rake over the coals To reprimand severely.
[Middle English, from Old English raca; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
rak′er n.
rake 2 R0029100 (rāk)n. A usually well-to-do man who is dissolute or promiscuous.
[Short for rakehell.]
rake 3 R0029100 (rāk)intr. & tr.v. raked, rak·ing, rakes To slant or cause to incline from the perpendicular: propeller blades that rake backward from the shaft; rake a ship's mast.n.1. Inclination from the perpendicular: the rake of a jet plane's wings.2. The angle between the cutting edge of a tool and a plane perpendicular to the working surface to which the tool is applied.3. a. The angle at which a roof is inclined.b. The inclined edge of a pitched roof or the roof of a gable or dormer.
[Origin unknown.]rake up vb (tr, adverb) to revive, discover, or bring to light (something forgotten): to rake up an old quarrel. Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | rake up - bring to light; "He raked up the misdeeds of his predecessor"discover, find - make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" |
Translationsrake (reik) noun1. a tool which consists of a usually metal bar with teeth at the end of a long handle, used for smoothing earth, gathering eg leaves together etc. 耙子 耙子2. any similar tool. a croupier's rake in a casino. 像耙子的工具 （赌场上的）钱耙 3. the act of raking. to give the soil a rake. 耙 耙（地） verb1. to smooth or gather with a rake. I'll rake these grass-cuttings up later. 耙平，耙成堆 以耙子耙平，用耙子把…耙在一起耙草 2. (often with out) to remove the ashes from (a fire) with a poker etc. 用火鉗清掉爐灰 耙炉灰3. to fire guns at (a target) from one end of it to the other. The soldiers raked the entire village with machine-gun fire. 掃射 扫射rake through to make a thorough search. I'm raking through these boxes of old clothes. 徹底搜索 搜索rake up to find out and tell or remind people about (something, usually something unpleasant that would be better forgotten). 重提或翻出(傷心往事) 重提某事（伤心事）
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rake upTo bring something (back) into focus or awareness. A noun or pronoun can be used between "rake" and "over." During the divorce hearing, she raked up things that happened between us nearly twenty years ago. The senator's campaign has been raking any dirt up that they can to discredit her opponent.See also: rake, uprake something up 1. Lit. to gather and clean up something with a rake. Would you please rake these leaves up before it rains? Please rake up the leaves. 2. to clean something up by raking. Would you rake the yard up? I will rake up the yard. 3. Fig. to find some unpleasant information. His opposition raked an old scandal up and made it public. That is ancient history. Why did you have to rake up that old story?See also: rake, uprake upRevive, bring to light, especially something unpleasant, as in She was raking up old gossip. [Late 1500s] See also: rake, uprake upv.1. To collect or gather something with or as if with a rake: After I had cut the grass, I raked up the trimmings and piled them in a heap. We raked the leaves up.2. To revive or bring something to light; uncover something: When he runs out of things to say, he rakes old stories up from his days in the army. She is sure to rake up an embarrassing story or two about me!See also: rake, upEncyclopediaSeerakerake up
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