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Noun rake has 3 senses
- rake, profligate, rip, blood, roue - a dissolute man in fashionable society
--1 is a kind of libertine, debauchee, rounder
- pitch, rake, slant - degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
--2 is a kind of gradient, slope
- rake - a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
--3 is a kind of tool
--3 has part: rake handle
--3 has particulars: croupier's rake; garden rake
Verb rake has 6 senses
- rake - move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair"
--1 is one way to move, displace
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something PP
- rake - level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
--2 is one way to smooth, smoothen
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- rake - sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
--3 is one way to sweep
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Somebody ----s something
- scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down - examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
--4 is one way to examine, see
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- rake - gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
--5 is one way to gather, garner, collect, pull together
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Somebody ----s something
- graze, crease, rake - scrape gently; "graze the skin"
--6 is one way to brush
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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