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91rake — 1. noun /ɹeɪk/ a) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil. Jim has had a rake of trouble with his new car. b) a lot, plenty. The train was formed of a locomotive …
92rake sth in — UK US rake sth in Phrasal Verb with rake({{}}/reɪk/ verb INFORMAL ► to make a large amount of money, profit, etc.: »The movies have raked in more than $100 million worldwide. »Campaigners in Britain have called for tax reforms to make it harder… …
93rake — I verb 1) he raked the leaves into a pile Syn: scrape up, collect, gather 2) she raked the gravel Syn: smooth, smooth out, level, even out, flatten, comb 3) the cat raked his arm with …
94rake over — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rake over : present tense I/you/we/they rake over he/she/it rakes over present participle raking over past tense raked over past participle raked over British rake over something to continue to talk about… …
95rake through — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms rake through : present tense I/you/we/they rake through he/she/it rakes through present participle raking through past tense raked through past participle raked through informal rake through something to… …
96rake-off — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms rake off : singular rake off plural rake offs informal a part of the profits from a business activity, especially when someone obtains it in an unfair or dishonest way …
97rake-off — / reɪk ɒf/ noun a person’s share of profits from a deal, especially if obtained illegally ● The group gets a rake off on all the company’s sales. ● He got a £100,000 rake off for introducing the new business. (NOTE: plural is rake offs) …
98rake-off — / reɪk ɒf/ noun a person’s share of profits from a deal, especially if obtained illegally ● The group gets a rake off on all the company’s sales. ● He got a £100,000 rake off for introducing the new business. (NOTE: The plural is rake offs.) …
99rake — One of the instant nicknames which children bestow on a tall thin person. See also spindleshanks. The phrase ‘as thin as a rake’ has been in use since the fourteenth century. In older texts ‘rake’ may occur vocatively in the sense of… …
100rake-off — noun Etymology: rake off, verb; from the use of a rake by a croupier to collect the operator s profits in a gambling casino Date: 1888 a percentage or cut taken (as by an operator) …
