Back rake — Back rake. См. Обратный наклон. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) … Словарь металлургических терминов
back-rake — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb Etymology: back (II) : rake II 4 … Useful english dictionary
Rake (poker) — Rake is the scaled commission fee taken by a cardroom operating a poker game. It is generally 5 to 10 percent[citation needed] of the pot in each poker hand, up to a predetermined maximum amount. There are also other non percentage ways for a… … Wikipedia
Rake — may refer to:* Rake (angle), various angles in bicycle and motorcycle geometry * Rake (cellular automaton), a cellular automaton pattern that moves while regularly emitting spaceships * Rake (character), a man habituated to immoral conduct. *… … Wikipedia
rake over old coals — (UK) If you go back to old problems and try to bring them back, making trouble for someone, you are raking over old coals … The small dictionary of idiomes
Rake (theatre) — English theatre stages in the Middle Ages and early Modern era typically sloped upwards away from the audience. This is known as a rake or raked stage and improves the view for the audience. The slope of the rake is measured by the number of… … Wikipedia
rake — 1. n. & v. n. 1 a an implement consisting of a pole with a crossbar toothed like a comb at the end, or with several tines held together by a crosspiece, for drawing together hay etc. or smoothing loose soil or gravel. b a wheeled implement for… … Useful english dictionary
rake — English has three distinct words rake. The oldest, ‘toothed implement’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *rak or *rek ‘gather, heap up’, which also produced German rechen ‘rake’. It may be descended ultimately from Indo European *rog ,… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
rake — English has three distinct words rake. The oldest, ‘toothed implement’ [OE], goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *rak or *rek ‘gather, heap up’, which also produced German rechen ‘rake’. It may be descended ultimately from Indo European *rog ,… … Word origins
rake over old coals — (UK) If you go back to old problems and try to bring them back, making trouble for someone, you are raking over old coals. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
rake over old coals — verb To bring back old problems; to dig up old trouble … Wiktionary