"rake" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

A dissolute man in fashionable society (synset 110525535)
is a type of: debauchee, libertine, rounder - a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained

same as: blood, profligate, rakehell, rip, roue
Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane (synset 105076368)
"the roof had a steep pitch"

is a type of: gradient, slope - the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal

subtypes: loft - (golf) the backward slant on the head of some golf clubs that is designed to drive the ball high in the air

same as: pitch, slant
A long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head;
Used to move leaves or loosen soil (synset 104057178)
is a type of: tool - an implement used in the practice of a vocation
subtypes:
- croupier's rake - a small rake used by a croupier to move chips around on the table
- garden rake - a rake used by gardeners
has: rake handle - the handle of a rake

Verb

Move through with or as if with a rake (synset 202103947)
"She raked her fingers through her hair"

is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Level or smooth with a rake (synset 201309680)
"rake gravel"

is a type of: smooth, smoothen - make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
Sweep the length of (synset 202694369)
"The gunfire raked the coast"

is a type of: sweep - cover the entire range of

subtypes: enfilade - rake or be in a position to rake with gunfire in a lengthwise direction
Examine hastily (synset 202156708)
"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"

is a type of: examine, see - observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect

same as: glance over, run down, scan, skim
Gather with a rake (synset 201309513)
"rake leaves"

entail: grate, scrape - scratch repeatedly

is a type of: collect, garner, gather, pull together - assemble or get together
Scrape gently (synset 201243078)
"graze the skin"

is a type of: brush - touch lightly and briefly

subtypes: shave - touch the surface of lightly

same as: crease, graze