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1rake — I UK [reɪk] / US verb Word forms rake : present tense I/you/we/they rake he/she/it rakes present participle raking past tense raked past participle raked 1) [intransitive/transitive] to use a rake to make an area of soil level or to remove leaves …
2rake — I. /reɪk / (say rayk) noun 1. a long handled tool with teeth or tines for gathering together hay or the like, breaking and smoothing the surface of ground, etc. 2. a similar implement used in agriculture, especially one drawn by a tractor. 3. any …
3rake — rake1 [ reık ] noun count 1. ) a tool for making soil level and removing leaves from the ground, consisting of a long handle with sharp separated points on one end that the dirt, etc. is caught in 2. ) OLD FASHIONED a man who behaves in an… …
4rake — Synonyms and related words: Casanova, Don Juan, Lothario, aim at, angularity, ascend, backset, bank, barrage, be promiscuous, beat, blast, blitz, bombard, bounder, bring up, cad, cannon, cannonade, cant, card, careen, chase women, clear, climb,… …
5rake\ over\ the\ coals — • haul over the coals • rake over the coals v. phr. To criticize sharply; rebuke; scold. The sergeant raked the soldier over the coals for being late for roll call. Syn.: dress down …
6rake — I n 1. hoe, trowel, spade, scraper, scuffle. v 2. dig, scrape, spade, hoe, break up; comb, hackle, rasp, card; harrow, weed, dibble, delve, pick; smooth, prepare, brush up. 3. gather, draw, cull, pluck, pick, garner, catch; remove, dredge, scrape …
7Nine-toothed Rake — The nine toothed rake (Traditional Chinese: 九齒釘耙; Simplified Chinese: 九齿钉耙; pinyin: jiǔchǐdīngpá; literally Nine Tooth Spike Rake ) is a major weapon featured within the famed ancient Chinese novel Journey to the West. The Nine toothed rake is… …
8The Rake's Progress (film) — The Rake s Progress Directed by Sidney Gilliat Produced by Frank Launder Sidney Gilliat Written by Frank Launder Sidney Gilliat Val Valentine (story) …
9The Rake's Progress — is an opera in three acts and an epilogue by Igor Stravinsky. The libretto written by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman is based loosely on the eight paintings and engravings A Rake s Progress (1733 ndash;1735) of William Hogarth, which Stravinsky… …
10run down — verb 1. trace (Freq. 2) We are running down a few tips • Syn: ↑check out • Hypernyms: ↑pursue, ↑follow up on, ↑act on • Verb Frames …
