rake

  1. Noun.  A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil.
  2. Noun.  (Ireland, slang) a lot, plenty.
  3. Noun.  (geology) the direction of slip during fault movement. The rake is measured ''within'' the fault plane.
  4. Noun.  (roofing) the sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.
  5. Noun.  (rail transport) a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.
  6. Noun.  (context, cellular automata) A puffer that emits a stream of spaceships rather than a trail of debris.
  7. Verb.  To use a rake on (leaves, debris, soil, a lawn, etc) in order to loosen, gather together, or remove debris from.
  8. Verb.  To search thoroughly.
  9. Verb.  To spray with gunfire.
  10. Verb.  To claw at; to scratch.
  11. Verb.  To gather, especially quickly (often as rake in).
  12. Verb.  (intransitive) To proceed rapidly; to move swiftly.
  13. Verb.  (obsolete, transitive) To guide; to direct.
  14. Noun.  A man habituated to immoral conduct.
  15. Noun.  (context, provincial) a course; direction; stretch.
  16. Noun.  (context, provincial) a range, stray.
  17. Verb.  (context, provincial) To run or rove.

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