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1. rake
verb. ['ˈreɪk'] level or smooth with a rake.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- raca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- raken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- racian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
Rhymes with Rake
- partake
- mistake
- forsake
- retake
- remake
- betake
- steak
- stake
- spake
- snake
- schwake
- schnake
- schlake
- quake
- plake
- opaque
- flake
- break
- blake
- awake
- yake
- wake
- take
- shake
- shaikh
- shaik
- schake
- sake
- pake
- paik
How do you pronounce rake?
Pronounce rake as reɪk.
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Sentences with rake
1. Verb, base form
Immediately rake your soil with a garden rake to break up smaller clumps of dirt.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Rake the bed of the lake with your muck rake.
3. Noun, singular or mass
Smooth over ridges in the soil with the rake, and frequently check the surface level of the ground.
Quotes about rake
1. I want to be taken seriously as the type of musician that plays stuff like an electric rake. I mean, how seriously do you take someone like Spike Jones? They take him pretty seriously - a really good musician who made a great contribution in terms of humor, which is part of what I try to do too.
- Eugene Chadbourne
2. If you ask me what remains to be known in the future, I’ll say, ‘Memorize all the world’s encyclopedias.’ Once you do that, forget all that fancy junk and rake the leaves – else I’m gonna take a stick to you, boy.
- M.C. Humphreys
2. rake-off
noun. a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster.
Synonyms
3. rake
verb. ['ˈreɪk'] move through with or as if with a rake.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- raca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- raken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- racian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. rake
verb. ['ˈreɪk'] sweep the length of.
Synonyms
Etymology
- raca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- raken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- racian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. rake
verb. ['ˈreɪk'] scrape gently.
Etymology
- raca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- raken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- racian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
6. rake
verb. ['ˈreɪk'] gather with a rake.
Synonyms
Etymology
- raca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- raken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- racian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
7. rake
noun. ['ˈreɪk'] a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil.
Synonyms
Etymology
- raca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- raken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- racian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. rake
noun. ['ˈreɪk'] degree of deviation from a horizontal plane.
Etymology
- raca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- raken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- racian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
9. rake
noun. ['ˈreɪk'] a dissolute man in fashionable society.
Antonyms
Etymology
- raca (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
- raken (Middle English (1100-1500))
- racian (Old English (ca. 450-1100))