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rake

1  [reyk] noun, verb, raked, rak⋅ing.
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–noun
1. an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.
2. any of various implements having a similar form, as a croupier's implement for gathering in money on a gaming table.
–verb (used with object)
3. to gather, draw, or remove with a rake: to rake dead leaves from a lawn.
4. to clear, smooth, or prepare with a rake: to rake a garden bed.
5. to clear (a fire, embers, etc.) by stirring with a poker or the like.
6. to gather or collect abundantly (usually fol. by in): He marketed his invention and has been raking in money ever since.
7. to bring to light, usually for discreditable reasons (usually fol. by up): to rake up an old scandal.
8. to search thoroughly through: They raked the apartment for the missing jewels.
9. to scrape; scratch: The sword's tip raked his face lightly.
10. to scoop out (a masonry joint) to a given depth while the mortar is still green.
11. to fire guns along the length of (a position, body of troops, ship, etc.).
12. to sweep with the eyes: He raked the horizon with his gaze.
–verb (used without object)
13. to use a rake: The gardener raked along the border of the garden.
14. to search, as with a rake: His gaze raked over the room.
15. to scrape; search: She frantically raked through her belongings.
—Idiom
16. rake over the coals. coal (def. 8).
Origin:
bef. 900; (n.) ME rak(e), OE raca (masc.), racu (fem.); c. G Rechen, ON reka shovel; (v.) ME raken, partly deriv. of the n., partly < ON raka to scrape, rake

Related forms:
rak⋅a⋅ble, rake⋅a⋅ble, adjective
raker, noun

Synonyms:
8. comb, scour, ransack.
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rake 1   (rāk)   
n.  

  1. A long-handled implement with a row of projecting teeth at its head, used especially to gather leaves or to loosen or smooth earth.

  2. A device that resembles such an implement.

v.   raked, rak·ing, rakes

v.   tr.

  1. To gather or move with or as if with a rake: rake leaves; rake in the gambling chips.

  2. To smooth, scrape, or loosen with a rake or similar implement: rake the soil for planting.

  3. Informal To gain in abundance. Often used with in: a successful company that raked in the profits.

  4. To search or examine thoroughly; ransack.

  5. To scrape; scratch.

  6. To aim heavy gunfire along the length of.

v.   intr.

  1. To use a rake.

  2. To conduct a thorough search: raked through the files for the misplaced letter.

Phrasal Verb(s):
rake upTo revive or bring to light; uncover: rake up old gossip.

Idiom(s):
rake over the coalsTo reprimand severely.

[Middle English, from Old English raca; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
rak'er n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

rake  (n.2)
"debauchee," 1653, shortening of rakehell (1547), possibly an alteration (by association with rake (1) and Hell) of M.E. rakel (adj.) "hasty, rash, headstrong," probably from raken "to go, proceed," from O.E. racian, of unknown origin. Rakish first recorded 1706.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Idioms & Phrases

rake up

Revive, bring to light, especially something unpleasant, as in She was raking up old gossip. [Late 1500s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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