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 13 synonyms and 11 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for rake

  • comb
  • degenerate
  • dredge
  • find
  • inclination
  • incline
  • pervert
  • scan
  • scour
  • scrape
  • search
  • slope
  • villain

Antonyms for rake

  • declination
  • decline
  • declivity
  • descent
  • dip
  • downgrade
  • fall
  • hanging
  • hide
  • lose
  • saint

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.

On this page you'll find 24 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to rake, such as: comb, declination, decline, declivity, degenerate, descent, dip.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

deactivate

  • brake
  • disband
  • kill
  • shut off

deactivates

  • brakes
  • disband
  • kills
  • shut off

debauchee

  • degenerate
  • deviant
  • hedonist
  • pervert
  • playboy
  • rake
  • sensualist
  • sybarite
  • villain
  • voluptuary
  • weirdo

fallow

fallowed

  • harrowed
  • hoed
  • listed
  • plowed
  • raked
  • rototilled

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