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Meaning of rake

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  rake
      n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: {rake},
           {rakehell}, {profligate}, {rip}, {blood}, {roue}]
      2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a
         steep pitch" [syn: {pitch}, {rake}, {slant}]
      3: a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to
         move leaves or loosen soil
      v 1: move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her
           fingers through her hair"
      2: level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
      3: sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
      4: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while
         waiting for the taxi" [syn: {scan}, {skim}, {rake}, {glance
         over}, {run down}]
      5: gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
      6: scrape gently; "graze the skin" [syn: {graze}, {crease},
         {rake}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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