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- English Word Rake Definition To scrape or scratch across; to pass over quickly and lightly, as a rake does.
- English Word Rake Definition To enfilade; to fire in a direction with the length of; in naval engagements, to cannonade, as a ship, on the stern or head so that the balls range the whole length of the deck.
- English Word Rake Definition To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting; to scrape; to search minutely.
- English Word Rake Definition To pass with violence or rapidity; to scrape along.
- English Word Rake Definition The inclination of anything from a perpendicular direction; as, the rake of a roof, a staircase, etc.
- English Word Rake Definition the inclination of a mast or funnel, or, in general, of any part of a vessel not perpendicular to the keel.
- English Word Rake Definition To incline from a perpendicular direction; as, a mast rakes aft.
- English Word Rake Definition A loose, disorderly, vicious man; a person addicted to lewdness and other scandalous vices; a debauchee; a roue.
- English Word Rake Definition To walk about; to gad or ramble idly.
- English Word Rake Definition To act the rake; to lead a dissolute, debauched life.
- English Word Rake-vein Definition See Rake, a mineral vein.
- English Word Raked Definition of Rake
- English Word Rakehell Definition A lewd, dissolute fellow; a debauchee; a rake.
- English Word Rakehell Definition Alt. of Rakehelly
- English Word Rakehelly Definition Dissolute; wild; lewd; rakish.
- English Word Rakel Definition Hasty; reckless; rash.
- English Word Raker Definition One who, or that which, rakes
- English Word Raker Definition A person who uses a rake.
- English Word Raker Definition A machine for raking grain or hay by horse or other power.
- English Word Raker Definition A gun so placed as to rake an enemy's ship.
- English Word Raker Definition See Gill rakers, under 1st Gill.
- English Word Rakery Definition Debauchery; lewdness.
- English Word Rakeshame Definition A vile, dissolute wretch.
- English Word Rakestale Definition The handle of a rake.
- English Word Raking Definition of Rake
- English Word Raking Definition The act or process of using a rake; the going over a space with a rake.
- English Word Raking Definition A space gone over with a rake; also, the work done, or the quantity of hay, grain, etc., collected, by going once over a space with a rake.
- English Word Rakish Definition Dissolute; lewd; debauched.
- English Word Rakish Definition Having a saucy appearance indicative of speed and dash.
- English Word Rakishly Definition In a rakish manner.