Dictionary definition · rake
noun
- a dissolute man in fashionable society
- degree of deviation from a horizontal plane"the roof had a steep pitch"
- a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
verb
- move through with or as if with a rake"She raked her fingers through her hair"
- level or smooth with a rake"rake gravel"
- sweep the length of"The gunfire raked the coast"
- examine hastily"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
- gather with a rake"rake leaves"
- scrape gently"graze the skin"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).