raked

[ reykt ]

/ reɪkt /

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adjective

inclining from the vertical or from the horizontal: raked masts; a raked stage.

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Origin of raked

First recorded in 1945–50; rake³ + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM raked

un·raked, adjective

Words nearby raked

Rajputana, Rajya Sabha, rakʿa, Rakata, rake, raked, rakehell, rake in, rake-off, rake over the coals, raker

How to use raked in a sentence

Spinal Solutions could not have raked in millions or spread its products across the U.S. if not for doctors eager to do business.
Patients Screwed in Spine Surgery ‘Scam’|The Center for Investigative Reporting|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He raked in $3.1 million from 46,000 donors within the next 48 hours.
Zach Braff’s Irritating Sense of Entitlement|Andrew Romano|July 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Octomom Nadya Suleman (a former client of hers), for example, raked in over $200,000 in 2012.
Meet the PR Guru for the ‘Hot Convict,’ the Octomom, and Every Other D-List Trainwreck|Erin Cunningham|July 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A second Kickstarter campaign raked in $76,000, and in September, Ebenstein devoted herself to the museum full-time.
Brooklyn’s Museum of Death: Inside Morbid Anatomy’s House of Intriguing Horrors|Nina Strochlic|July 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The AKP raked in just under 50 percent of the vote in general elections in 2011.
Gezi Park Teen’s Death Rocks Turkey|Thomas Seibert|March 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Why, child alive, I raked the hay together on three whole six-acre fields!
Dorothy at Skyrie|Evelyn Raymond
The next instant, he has raked the butt of your discarded cigarette from beneath your feet with the dexterity of a- 31 - croupier.
The Real Latin Quarter|F. Berkeley Smith
The ground should be raked very clean of leaves before packing on the brush and wood.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
A throng of young girls, gleaning, followed the reapers and raked up the ears that fell.
Frdric Mistral|Charles Alfred Downer
Presently Joe raked from among the embers a dozen or more black, shapeless objects.
The Rival Campers|Ruel Perley Smith