RAKE


Meaning of RAKE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ reɪk ]

( rakes, raking, raked)

1.

A rake is a garden tool consisting of a row of metal or wooden teeth attached to a long handle. You can use a rake to make the earth smooth and level before you put plants in, or to gather leaves together.

N-COUNT

2.

If you rake a surface, you move a rake across it in order to make it smooth and level.

Rake the soil, press the seed into it, then cover it lightly...

VERB : V n

3.

If you rake leaves or ashes, you move them somewhere using a rake or a similar tool.

I watched the men rake leaves into heaps...

VERB : V n adv / prep

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