English noun: rake | |||
1. | rake (person) a dissolute man in fashionable society | ||
Synonyms | blood, profligate, rakehell, rip, roue | ||
Broader (hypernym) | debauchee, libertine, rounder | ||
2. | rake (attribute) degree of deviation from a horizontal plane | ||
Samples | The roof had a steep pitch. | ||
Synonyms | pitch, slant | ||
Broader (hypernym) | gradient, slope | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | loft | ||
3. | rake (artifact) a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tool | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | croupier's rake, garden rake | ||
Part holonym | rake handle | ||
English verb: rake | |||
1. | rake (motion) move through with or as if with a rake | ||
Samples | She raked her fingers through her hair. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | displace, move | ||
2. | rake (contact) level or smooth with a rake | ||
Samples | Rake gravel. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | smooth, smoothen | ||
3. | rake (stative) sweep the length of | ||
Samples | The gunfire raked the coast. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sweep | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | enfilade | ||
4. | rake (perception) examine hastily | ||
Samples | She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi. | ||
Synonyms | glance over, run down, scan, skim | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | examine, see | ||
5. | rake (contact) gather with a rake | ||
Samples | Rake leaves. | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | collect, garner, gather, pull together | ||
Entail | grate, scrape | ||
6. | rake (contact) scrape gently | ||
Samples | Graze the skin. | ||
Synonyms | crease, graze | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | brush | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | shave | ||