Rake
31rake in — verb earn large sums of money Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in • Syn: ↑shovel in • Hypernyms: ↑gain, ↑take in, ↑clear, ↑make, ↑earn, ↑ …
32rake — rake1 rakable, rakeable, adj. raker, n. /rayk/, n., v., raked, raking. n. 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 …
33rake — I [[t]reɪk[/t]] n. v. raked, rak•ing 1) agr. an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, etc., or for smoothing the surface of the ground 2) any of various implements of similar form and use 3) agr. cv to gather,… …
34rake — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a an implement consisting of a pole with a crossbar toothed like a comb at the end, or with several tines held together by a crosspiece, for drawing together hay etc. or smoothing loose soil or gravel. b a wheeled implement for… …
35rake — rake1 [ reık ] noun count 1. ) a tool for making soil level and removing leaves from the ground, consisting of a long handle with sharp separated points on one end that the dirt, etc. is caught in 2. ) OLD FASHIONED a man who behaves in an… …
36rake — rake1 noun 1》 an implement consisting of a pole with a toothed crossbar or fine tines at the end, used for drawing together cut grass or leaves or smoothing loose soil or gravel. 2》 an act of raking. verb 1》 draw together or make smooth with a… …
37rake — {{11}}rake (n.1) toothed tool, O.E. raca rake, earlier ræce, from P.Gmc. *rak gather, heap up (Cf. O.N. reka spade, shovel, O.H.G. rehho, Ger. Rechen rake, Goth. rikan to heap up, collect ). {{12}} …
38rake — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English racu; akin to Old High German rehho rake Date: before 12th century 1. a. an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of… …
39rake — English has three distinct words rake. The oldest, ‘toothed implement’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *rak or *rek ‘gather, heap up’, which also produced German rechen ‘rake’. It may be descended ultimately from Indo European *rog ,… …
40rake — English has three distinct words rake. The oldest, ‘toothed implement’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *rak or *rek ‘gather, heap up’, which also produced German rechen ‘rake’. It may be descended ultimately from Indo European *rog ,… …
