rake

[ UK /ɹˈe‍ɪk/ ]
[ US /ˈɹeɪk/ ]

VERB

gather with a rake
rake leaves
sweep the length of
The gunfire raked the coast
move through with or as if with a rake
She raked her fingers through her hair
examine hastily
She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi
level or smooth with a rake
rake gravel
scrape gently
graze the skin

NOUN

degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
the roof had a steep pitch
a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
a dissolute man in fashionable society

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How To Use rake In A Sentence

Under the cover of darkness, exotic sports cars come alive with red-hot glowing brakes, flaming exhausts and sparks from contact as drivers battle both the elements and other drivers.
The aerobrake - a huge, convex disc underneath the spacecraft - was producing friction with the Martian atmosphere.
Yes, the gearbox was a bit saggy and I was alarmed at how much pressure the brake pedal needed to do an emergency stop, but other than this, all was well.
The driver braked abruptly, causing the car to skid a little.
The filler is on top of the box on a small square plate just in front of the hand brake drum.
Most fault conditions will set a ABS fault code in the CAB (controller anti-lock brake), which can be retrieved to aid in fault diagnosis.
Drake, in his _Eboracum_, says (p. 7, Appendix), "I have been so frightened with stories of the barguest when I was a child, that I cannot help throwing away an etymology upon it. Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)
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Hits With a second chain brake system, this saw is extremely safe. Stihl MS 280 C-BQ chain saw
In the 1970's the two-way radio made a big difference in making up trains and the brakeman were no longer giving signals with lanterns and lighted fuzees.

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