noun
    
    plural rakes
    
    [count] :a tool that has a series of metal, wooden, or plastic pieces at the end of a long handle and that is used to gather leaves, break apart soil, make ground smooth, etc.
    
    
    
    verb
    
    rakes; raked; raking
    
    to use a rake to gather leaves, break apart soil, make ground smooth, etc. [+ obj]
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    always followed by an adverb or preposition [+ obj] :to move (your fingers or something similar) through or along something
    
    
    
    
    
    [+ obj] :to shoot many bullets along (something)
    
    
    
    [no obj] Brit informal :to search through something by using your hand
    
    
    
    
    
    rake in
    
    [phrasal verb] informal
    
    rake (something) in or rake in (something) :to earn or receive (a large amount of money)
    
    
    
    rake it in :to earn a lot of money
    
    
    
    rake over
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    rake over (something) chiefly Brit informal :to continue to think or talk about (something that happened in the past)
    
    
    
    rake (someone) over the coals
    
    
    
    rake up
    
    [phrasal verb]
    
    rake (something) up or rake up (something) informal :to talk about (something unpleasant that happened in the past)
    
    
    
    
    
    noun
    
    [singular] :an upward or downward slant :slope
    
    
    
    
    
    noun
    
    plural rakes
    
    [count] old-fashioned :a man who leads an immoral life and is mainly interested in pleasure