Rake - Definition

n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: rake,
rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue]
2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a
steep pitch" [syn: pitch, rake, slant]
3: a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to
move leaves or loosen soil
v 1: move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her
fingers through her hair"
2: level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
3: sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
4: examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while
waiting for the taxi" [syn: scan, skim, rake, glance
over, run down]
5: gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
6: scrape gently; "graze the skin" [syn: graze, crease,
rake]