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RAKE

Definition:

[noun] a dissolute man in fashionable society
Synonyms: profligate, rip, blood, roue
[noun] degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; "the roof had a steep pitch"
Synonyms: pitch, slant
[noun] a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
[verb] move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair"
[verb] level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
[verb] sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
[verb] examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
Synonyms: scan, skim, glance over, run down
[verb] gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
[verb] scrape gently; "graze the skin"
Synonyms: graze, crease