Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rake

3 senses of rake

Sense 1
rake, rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue -- (a dissolute man in fashionable society)
       => libertine, debauchee, rounder -- (a dissolute person; usually a man who is morally unrestrained)

Sense 2
pitch, rake, slant -- (degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch")
       => gradient, slope -- (the property possessed by a line or surface that departs from the horizontal; "a five-degree gradient")

Sense 3
rake -- (a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil)
       => tool -- (an implement used in the practice of a vocation)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb rake

6 senses of rake

Sense 1
rake -- (move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair")
       => move, displace -- (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant")

Sense 2
rake -- (level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel")
       => smooth, smoothen -- (make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing; "smooth the surface of the wood")

Sense 3
rake -- (sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast")
       => sweep -- (cover the entire range of)

Sense 4
scan, skim, rake, glance over, run down -- (examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi")
       => examine, see -- (observe, check out, and look over carefully or inspect; "The customs agent examined the baggage"; "I must see your passport before you can enter the country")

Sense 5
rake -- (gather with a rake; "rake leaves")
       => gather, garner, collect, pull together -- (assemble or get together; "gather some stones"; "pull your thoughts together")
          Phrasal Verb-> rake off#1; rake in#1

Sense 6
graze, crease, rake -- (scrape gently; "graze the skin")
       => brush -- (touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly")

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