rake

The word “rake” has 1 syllable: rake

It's pronounced as /reɪk/

What is synonym and antonym for rake?

In the thesaurus, “rake” has 105 synonyms and 22 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for rake along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for rake

ascent
ascertain
audit
backslider
bank
bankrupt
blackguard
break up
browse
cad
cant
clean up
clear
clear up
climb
collect
comb
debauchee
debaucher
decadent
degenerate
delinquent
derelict
descry
detect
determine
deviate
diagonal
discover
dredge
enfilade
examine
explore
find
find out
fine-comb
fine-tooth-comb
frisk
gather
get
grade
gradient
graze
grub
harrow
heel
hunt
inclination
incline
incorrigible
inspect
investigate
knave
lean
learn
lecher
libertine
locate
look over
miscreant
pat down
peruse
perv
pervert
pitch
playboy
playgirl
probe
profligate
prospect
rakehell
ransack
rascal
rasp
remove
reprobate
review
rifle
rip
rise
rogue
rummage
run down
satyr
scan
scare up
scoundrel
scour
scrape
scratch
scrutinize
search
shake down
skirmish
slant
slope
smooth
snoop
study
survey
sweep
troll
upgrade
villain
weed

Antonyms for rake

abandon
declension
declination
decline
declivity
descent
dip
disperse
distribute
divide
downgrade
fall
hang
hanging
hide
ignore
lose
neglect
plant
receding
saint
scatter

Meanings of rake

noun
1. A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
2. (by extension) A similarly shaped tool used for other purposes.
3. The act of raking.
4. Something that is raked.
5. A walk, or a journey taken (especially on foot); the act of taking a walk or journey.
6. The movement of animals while grazing.
7. The pastureland over which animals graze; a range, a stray.
8. A journey to transport something between two places; a run; also, the quantity of items so transported.
9. A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
10. (by extension) A similarly shaped tool used for other purposes.
11. The act of raking.
12. Something that is raked.
13. A course, a path, especially a narrow and steep path or route up a hillside.
14. A fissure or mineral vein of ore traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so.
15. (originally Northern England) A series, a succession; specifically a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.
16. (systems theory) In cellular automata: a puffer that emits a stream of spaceships rather than a trail of debris.
17. Rate of progress; pace, speed.
18. A divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular; a slant, a slope.
19. (specifically) In full, angle of rake or rake angle: the angle between the edge or face of a tool (especially a cutting tool) and a plane (usually one perpendicular to the object that the tool is being applied to).
20. The direction of slip during the movement of a fault, measured within the fault plane.
21. Senses relating to watercraft.
22. (roofing) The sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.
23. A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
24. Rate of progress; pace, speed.
25. A divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular; a slant, a slope.
26. (specifically) In full, angle of rake or rake angle: the angle between the edge or face of a tool (especially a cutting tool) and a plane (usually one perpendicular to the object that the tool is being applied to).
27. The direction of slip during the movement of a fault, measured within the fault plane.
28. Senses relating to watercraft.
29. (roofing) The sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.
30. A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
verb
1. To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.
2. To walk; to roam, to wander.
3. Of animals (especially sheep): to graze.
4. To roam or wander through (somewhere).
5. To move swiftly; to proceed rapidly.
6. Of a bird of prey: to fly after a quarry; also, to fly away from the falconer, to go wide of the quarry being pursued.
7. To incline (something) from a perpendicular direction.
8. Senses relating to watercraft.
9. To behave as a rake; to lead a hedonistic and immoral life.

Example Sentences

He used a rake to gather the leaves in the yard.
The gardener decided to rake the soil before planting new seeds.
She needed a new rake because the old one had broken handles.
After the storm, he had to rake the debris from the driveway.
The children enjoyed playing in the sand with their plastic rake and shovel.

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