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  • noun
    plural rakes
    [count] :a tool that has a series of metal, wooden, or plastic pieces at the end of a long handle and that is used to gather leaves, break apart soil, make ground smooth, etc.
    a leaf rake - compare 3rake 4rake
    verb
    rakes; raked; raking
    to use a rake to gather leaves, break apart soil, make ground smooth, etc. [+ obj]
    rake (up) leaves
    I raked the gravel smooth.
    Rake (out) the soil until it's level.
    rake the lawn [=use a rake to remove leaves, sticks, etc., from the lawn] [no obj]
    We raked all afternoon.
    always followed by an adverb or preposition [+ obj] :to move (your fingers or something similar) through or along something
    He raked his fingers through his hair.
    The cat raked its claws along/down the post.
    [+ obj] :to shoot many bullets along (something)
    Two men raked the car with gunfire.
    [no obj] Brit informal :to search through something by using your hand
    He raked [=rifled] through the drawers, trying to find the letter.
    She raked around in her handbag.
    rake in
    [phrasal verb] informal
    rake (something) in or rake in (something) :to earn or receive (a large amount of money)
    The movie raked in over $300 million.
    rake it in :to earn a lot of money
    The owners of that restaurant must be really raking it in.
    rake over
    [phrasal verb]
    rake over (something) chiefly Brit informal :to continue to think or talk about (something that happened in the past)
    Don't spend so much time raking over the past.
    rake (someone) over the coals
    xem coal
    rake up
    [phrasal verb]
    rake (something) up or rake up (something) informal :to talk about (something unpleasant that happened in the past)
    There's no need to rake those old controversies up again.
    She didn't like to rake up [=dredge up] bad memories.
    noun
    [singular] :an upward or downward slant :slope
    the slight/steep rake of the stage
    the forward rake of the barge - compare 1rake 4rake
    noun
    plural rakes
    [count] old-fashioned :a man who leads an immoral life and is mainly interested in pleasure
    a selfish rake - compare 1rake 3rake

    * Các từ tương tự:
    rake-off