Synonym: blood, crease, glance over, graze, pitch, profligate, rakehell, rip, roue, run down, scan, skim, slant. Similar words: brake, rake-off, muckraker, rakish, jake, make, fake, bake. Meaning: [reɪk] 
n. 1. a dissolute man in fashionable society 2. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane 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 2. level or smooth with a rake 3. sweep the length of 4. examine hastily 5. gather with a rake 6. scrape gently.
n. 1. a dissolute man in fashionable society 2. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane 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 2. level or smooth with a rake 3. sweep the length of 4. examine hastily 5. gather with a rake 6. scrape gently. 
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31 He used to rake over the old newspapers in the library, looking for the articles that he wanted.
32 Rake the soil, press the seed into it, then cover it lightly.
33 I've dug for a long while. It's my turn to rake.
34 Was he trying to rake over old coals?
35 Athletes rake it in these days.
36 I need someone to rake the yard. Any volunteers?
37 I have no desire to rake over the past but we should have the right to refer to matters of historical record.
38 Rake a little rock potash fertiliser into the soil around fruit trees and bushes.
39 The cinema was built on a hill[sentencedict.com/rake.html], giving a natural rake to the auditorium seating.
40 Did he think that would work if she got him gloves and a rake and shovel?
41 Rake out as much leaf debris and rotting vegetation as you can - a spring-lined garden rake will help.
42 I would not - could not - rake over the embers of his past with him persistently.
43 He went as thin as a rake(sentencedict.com), and deathly pale then for a couple of weeks.
44 Though snow-covered topiary looks fantastical, heavy snow should be removed with a rake or broom.
45 It seems to stir up emotions and rake over apparently quiescent turmoil.
46 Hot sulphurous winds began to rake through the empty Delhi avenues.
47 She said when she saw you last you were as thin as a rake - and she's right.
48 And, if my memory serves me right, you stand to rake in a tidy sum on that.
49 But others were willing to rake up the controversy for him.
50 They paid me $20 to rake the leaves in their front yard.
51 He is fond of Machiavelli the rake, the prankster and the scoundrel.
52 If you see a lot of berries on the ground, rake them up to prevent further sprouting.
53 Unfortunately I sometimes think some one left a rake lying across a lot of them.
54 The newspapers' solution was to rake a few of the slum owners across the coals of public opinion.
55 She went through the house door leading into the garage, seized a rake and plunged into the cold wind.
56 Men, some to business take, some to pleasure take; but every woman is at heart a rake. Alexander Pope 
57 However, the bike gains adjustable rake and trail and an adjustable swingarm pivot point.
58 Once I had a rather nerve-racking experience with him when I was working the horse rake in the lower field.
59 And, full speed ahead ... the business sideline that's helping farmers rake in the cash.
60 Every time we go out there and rake through a load, we turn over a piece of clothing and hope.