[
UK
/ɹˈeɪk/
]
[ US /ˈɹeɪk/ ]
[ 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
How To Use rake In A Sentence
- 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.
- 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 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.