Definition of "Rake" :

noun: a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil

noun: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

noun: a dissolute man in fashionable society

verb: scrape gently

verb: gather with a rake

"Rake leaves."

verb: level or smooth with a rake

"Rake gravel."

verb: move through with or as if with a rake

"She raked her fingers through her hair."

verb: examine hastily

verb: sweep the length of

"The gunfire raked the coast."