rake
/ɹeɪk/ noun C2- A divergence from the horizontal or perpendicular; a slant, a slope.
- In full, angle of rake or rake angle: the angle between the edge or face of a tool (especially a cutting tool) and a plane (usually one perpendicular to the object that the tool is being applied to).
- The direction of slip during the movement of a fault, measured within the fault plane.
- A slant that causes the bow or stern of a watercraft to extend beyond the keel; also, the upper part of the bow or stern that extends beyond the keel.
- A slant of some other part of a watercraft (such as a funnel or mast) away from the perpendicular, usually towards the stern.
- The sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.
Plural rakes
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- rake in To collect something such as leaves into a pile, often wi...
- rake off To remove (something from something) in a sweeping motion.
- rake out To clean by removing material with a rake.
- rake over To discuss something unpleasant from the past.
- rake up To bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing infor...
From the library
When Miss Harris returned with the rake and cheerfully inquired: “Anything else tonight, Mr.
“Oh, certainly--certainly--just as you say,” stammered unhappy Matthew, seizing the rake and making for the door.
When he reached home he hid the rake in the tool house, but the sugar he carried in to Marilla.
Where your calling is more open to criticism is when you pry into the secrets of private individuals, when you rake up family matters which are better hidden, and when you incidentally waste the time of men who are more busy than yourself.
Other matches
- rake A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed... B2
- rake Of a bird of prey: to fly after a quarry C2
- rake To incline C2
- rake To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake. C2
- rake A course, a path, especially a narrow and steep... C2
- rake A person C2
- rake The act of raking. C2
- rake in To collect something such as leaves into a pile...
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