sweep-rake

  • 1sweep rake — noun : buck rake …

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  • 2push-off sweep rake — noun : a tractor mounted power sweep rake with a frame that pushes the hay from the teeth instead of merely allowing it to slide off from the force of gravity …

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  • 3rake — Ⅰ. rake [1] ► NOUN ▪ an implement consisting of a pole with a toothed crossbar or fine tines at the end, used for drawing together leaves, cut grass, etc. or smoothing loose soil or gravel. ► VERB 1) draw together with a rake. 2) make smooth with …

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  • 4rake — rake1 [rāk] n. [ME < OE raca; akin to ON reka, spade, Ger rechen, a rake < IE base * reĝ , to direct, put in order > RIGHT] 1. any of various long handled tools with teeth or prongs at one end, used for gathering loose grass, hay, leaves …

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  • 5sweep — [swēp] vt. swept, sweeping [ME swepen, akin to (or ? altered <) OE swapan: see SWOOP] 1. to clear or clean (a surface, room, etc.) as by brushing with a broom 2. to remove or clear away (dirt, debris, etc.) as with a broom or brushing movement …

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  • 6rake — [v] scrape up, hoe break up, clean up, clear, clear up, collect, comb, enfilade, examine, fine comb, fine tooth comb*, gather, grade, graze, grub, harrow, hunt, ransack, rasp, remove, rummage, scan, scour, scrape, scratch, scrutinize, search,… …

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  • 7Rake (Musik) — Ein Rake ist eine spezielle, perkussive Gitarrenspieltechnik, die mehrere Noten beinhaltet; der Rake klingt dabei durch schnelles Spielen wie eine einzige Note: Spielt ein Gitarrist ein Rake, so schlägt er zwischen zwei und vier Saiten an. Eine… …

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  • 8rake — 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 …

  • 9rake — rake1 [reık] n [Sense: 1 2; Origin: Old English racu] [Sense: 3; Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Origin unknown] 1.) a gardening tool with a row of metal teeth at the end of a long handle, used for making soil level, gathering up dead leaves etc ▪ a… …

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  • 10rake — rake1 rakable, rakeable, adj. raker, n. /rayk/, n., v., raked, raking. n. 1. an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground. 2. any of various implements having a …

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