rake in WordNet English dictionary

1. a dissolute man in fashionable society
   rake  rakehell  profligate  rip  blood  roue 
   
2. degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
   "the roof had a steep pitch"
   pitch  rake  slant 
   
3. a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
   rake 
   

1. scrape gently
   "graze the skin"
   graze  crease  rake 
   
2. examine hastily
   "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
   scan  skim  rake  glance over  run down 
   
3. gather with a rake
   "rake leaves"
   rake 
   
4. level or smooth with a rake
   "rake gravel"
   rake 
   
5. move through with or as if with a rake
   "She raked her fingers through her hair"
   rake 
   
6. sweep the length of
   "The gunfire raked the coast"
   rake