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rake

The correct spelling is rake.

How to pronounce rake

/ɹeɪk/
noun

IPA: /ɹeɪk/

Say it like: Rak-e

The correct spelling is rake. A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar whee… For example: "She is raking the gravel path to keep it even."

Usage Examples

She is raking the gravel path to keep it even.

The train was formed of a locomotive and a rake of six coaches.

A mast rakes aft.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
  2. 2.(by extension) A similarly shaped tool used for other purposes.
  3. 3.The act of raking.
  4. 4.Something that is raked.
  5. 5.A walk, or a journey taken (especially on foot); the act of taking a walk or journey.

verb

  1. 1.To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.
  2. 2.To walk; to roam, to wander.
  3. 3.Of animals (especially sheep): to graze.
  4. 4.To roam or wander through (somewhere).
  5. 5.To move swiftly; to proceed rapidly.

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