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9 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rake \Rake\, n. [Cf. dial. Sw raka to reach, and E. reach.] To inclination of anything from a perpendicular direction; as the rake of a roof, a staircase, etc.; especially (Naut.), the inclination of a mast or tunnel, or in general, of any part of a vessel not perpendicular to the keel. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rake \Rake\, v. i. To incline from a perpendicular direction; as a mast rakes aft. {Raking course} (Bricklaying), a course of bricks laid diagonally between the face courses in a thick wall, to strengthen. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rake \Rake\, n. [OE. rakel rash; cf Icel. reikall wandering, unsettled, reika to wander.] A loose, disorderly, vicious man; a person addicted to lewdness and other scandalous vices; a debauchee; a rou['e]. An illiterate and frivolous old rake. --Macaulay. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rake \Rake\, n. [AS. race; akin to OD rake, D. reek, OHG, rehho G. rechen Icel, reka a shovel, and to Goth. rikan to heap up collect, and perhaps to Gr ? to stretch out and E. rack to stretch. Cf {Reckon}.] 1. An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it -- used for collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth. 2. A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for collecting hay or grain; a horserake. 3. [Perhaps a different word.] (Mining) A fissure or mineral vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so -- called also {rake-vein}. {Gill rakes}. (Anat.) See under 1st {Gill}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rake \Rake\, v. i. 1. To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to scrape; to search minutely. One is for raking in Chaucer for antiquated words --Dryden. 2. To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape along Pas could not stay, but over him did rake. --Sir P. Sidney. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rake \Rake\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Raked}; p. pr & vb n. {Raking}.] [AS. racian. See 1st {Rake}.] 1. To collect with a rake; as to rake hay; -- often with up as he raked up the fallen leaves. 2. Hence: To collect or draw together with laborious industry; to gather from a wide space; to scrape together; as to rake together wealth; to rake together slanderous tales; to rake together the rabble of a town. 3. To pass a rake over to scrape or scratch with a rake for the purpose of collecting and clearing off something or for stirring up the soil; as to rake a lawn; to rake a flower bed. 4. To search through to scour; to ransack. The statesman rakes the town to find a plot. --Swift. 5. To scrape or scratch across to pass over quickly and lightly, as a rake does Like clouds that rake the mountain summits. --Wordsworth. 6. (Mil.) To enfilade; to fire in a direction with the length of in naval engagements, to cannonade, as a ship, on the stern or head so that the balls range the whole length of the deck. {To rake up}. a To collect together, as the fire (live coals), and cover with ashes. b To bring up to search out an bring to notice again as to rake up old scandals. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rake \Rake\, v. i. 1. [Icel. reika Cf {Rake} a debauchee.] To walk about to gad or ramble idly. [Prov. Eng.] 2. [See {Rake} a debauchee.] To act the rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life. --Shenstone. {To rake out} (Falconry), to fly too far and wide from its master while hovering above waiting till the game is sprung; -- said of the hawk. --Encyc. Brit. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rake n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: {profligate}, {rip}, {blood}, {roue}] 2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane: "the roof had a steep pitch" [syn: {pitch}, {slant}] 3: a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil v 1: move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair" 2: level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel" 3: examine hastily [syn: {scan}, {skim}, {glance over}, {run down}] 4: gather with a rake; "rake leaves" 5: scrape gently [syn: {graze}, {crease}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Rake, IA (city, FIPS 65415) Location: 43.48134 N, 93.92101 W Population (1990): 238 (135 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 50465
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