rake

1. To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.

   She is raking the gravel path to keep it even.

   We raked all the leaves into a pile.

   gather with a rake

2. To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.

   (also, figuratively, transitive)Often followed by in: to gather (things which are apart) together, especially quickly.

   The casino is just raking in the cash; it’s like a licence to print money.

3. (transitive)Often followed by an adverb or preposition such as away, off, out, etc.: to drag or pull in a certain direction.

4. (ambitransitive, figuratively)To claw at; to scrape, to scratch; followed by away: to erase, to obliterate.

   The cat’s sharp claws raked the side of my face.

5. (ambitransitive, figuratively)Followed by up: to bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing information, past misdeeds, etc.

6. (ambitransitive, figuratively)To search through (thoroughly).

   durchkämmen

   прочёсыватьpročósyvatʹ, прочеса́тьpročesátʹ

   move through with or as if with a rake

7. (also, ambitransitive, figuratively)To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.

   The enemy machine guns raked the roadway.

8. To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.

   (also, ambitransitive, figuratively)To fire upon an enemy vessel from a position in line with its bow or stern, causing one's fire to travel through the length of the enemy vessel for maximum damage.

9. To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.

   (Ireland, Northern England, Scotland, also, figuratively, transitive)To cover (something) by or as if by raking things over it.

10. To pick (a lock) with a rake.

    level or smooth with a rake

11. (Midlands, Northern England, Scotland, intransitive)To move swiftly; to proceed rapidly.

12. (intransitive)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.

1. Tom stepped on the rake.

   Том наступив на граблі. — deniko

   ruТом наступил на грабли. — marafon

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2. Tom's duties include raking the leaves.

   ruВ обязанности Тома входит сгребать листья. — odexed

   deEs gehört zu Toms Aufgaben, das Laub zu rechen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. Tom raked up all the leaves.

   ruТом сгрёб все листья. — sharptoothed

   deTom rechte alle Blätter zusammen. — Zaghawa

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4. Can I buy a rake here?

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5. How often should your rake leaves?

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regular · Lesson

• rake upTo bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing information, past misdeeds, etc.
• rake offTo remove (something from something) in a sweeping motion.
• rake outTo clean by removing material with a rake.
• rake inTo collect something such as leaves into a pile, often with a rake.
• rake overTo discuss something unpleasant from the past.