rake

/ɹˈe‍ɪk/

/ˈɹeɪk/

Rake

a gardening tool with metal teeth attached to a long wooden handle, primarily used for gathering dead leaves or marking a spot on the ground

degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

synonyms : pitch

a dissolute man in fashionable society

synonyms : blood

to rake

MAIN VERB

to make a ground surface become level or smooth, using a gardening tool called rake

move through with or as if with a rake

gather with a rake

scrape gently

synonyms : crease

examine hastily

sweep the length of

Examples

1. Lisa is as thin as a rake and she struggles to gain weight.

2. My teacher found out that I was skipping class and he raked me over the coals.

3. It has provided the disparate opposition an opportunity to come together and rake the government over the coals.

4. Let us not waste time raking over the coals when there is hard work to be done.