rake - Meaning in Konkani

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rake - Meaning in Konkani

rake Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of rake in English

rake noun

1. a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
2. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

   Synonyms

   pitch, slant

   Example

   • "the roof had a steep pitch"
3. a dissolute man in fashionable society

   Synonyms

   blood, blood, profligate, rakehell, rip, rip, rip, roue

rake verb

1. scrape gently

   Synonyms

   crease, graze

   Example

   • "graze the skin"
2. gather with a rake

   Example

   • "rake leaves"
3. level or smooth with a rake

   Example

   • "rake gravel"
4. move through with or as if with a rake

   Example

   • "She raked her fingers through her hair"
5. examine hastily

   Synonyms

   glance over, run down, scan, scan, skim

   Example

   • "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
6. sweep the length of

   Example

   • "The gunfire raked the coast"

Synonyms of rake

• pitch, slant
• blood, profligate, rakehell, rip, roue
• crease, graze
• glance over, run down, scan, skim

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