raked

[ reykt ]

/ reɪkt /

adjective

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

Nearby words

rake off, rake over the coals, rake up, rake's progress, the, rake-off, raked, rakehell, rakehelly, raker, raker tooth, raki

Origin of raked

First recorded in 1945–50; rake³ + -ed²

Related formsun·raked, adjective

Definition for raked (2 of 4)

rake

[ reyk ]

/ reɪk /

noun

an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground.

any of various implements having a similar form, as a croupier's implement for gathering in money on a gaming table.

verb (used with object), raked, rak·ing.

to gather, draw, or remove with a rake: to rake dead leaves from a lawn.

to clear, smooth, or prepare with a rake: to rake a garden bed.

to clear (a fire, embers, etc.) by stirring with a poker or the like.

to gather or collect abundantly (usually followed by in): He marketed his invention and has been raking in money ever since.

to bring to light, usually for discreditable reasons (usually followed by up): to rake up an old scandal.

to search thoroughly through: They raked the apartment for the missing jewels.

to scrape; scratch: The sword's tip raked his face lightly.

to scoop out (a masonry joint) to a given depth while the mortar is still green.

to fire guns along the length of (a position, body of troops, ship, etc.).

to sweep with the eyes: He raked the horizon with his gaze.

verb (used without object), raked, rak·ing.

to use a rake: The gardener raked along the border of the garden.

to search, as with a rake: His gaze raked over the room.

to scrape; search: She frantically raked through her belongings.

Origin of rake

before 900; (noun) Middle English rak(e), Old English raca (masculine), racu (feminine); cognate with German Rechen, Old Norse reka shovel; (v.) Middle English raken, partly derivative of the noun, partly < Old Norse raka to scrape, rake

SYNONYMS FOR rake

8 comb, scour, ransack.

Related formsrak·a·ble, rake·a·ble, adjectiverak·er, noun

Definition for raked (3 of 4)

rake

[ reyk ]

/ reɪk /

verb (used without object), raked, rak·ing.

to incline from the vertical, as a mast, or from the horizontal.

verb (used with object), raked, rak·ing.

to cause (something) to incline from the vertical or the horizontal.

noun

inclination or slope away from the perpendicular or the horizontal.

a board or molding placed along the sloping sides of a frame gable to cover the ends of the siding.

Aeronautics. the angle measured between the tip edge of an aircraft or missile wing or other lifting surface and the plane of symmetry.

Machinery. the angle between the cutting face of a tool and a plane perpendicular to the surface of the work at the cutting point.

Origin of rake

First recorded in 1620–30; origin uncertain

Definition for raked (4 of 4)

rake

⁴

[ reyk ]

/ reɪk /

verb (used without object), raked, rak·ing.

Hunting.

(of a hawk) to fly after game.
(of a dog) to hunt with the nose close to the ground instead of in the wind.

Chiefly Scot. to go or proceed, especially with speed.

Origin of rake

⁴

before 1000; Middle English raken to go, hasten, Old English racian

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Examples from the Web for raked

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.
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How many male candidates have been raked over the coals because their ex-wives have full custody?
The Right Subjects Wendy Davis to Litmus Tests No Male Would Ever Face|Kirsten Powers|January 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST

In the second quarter of 2013, Apple raked in a net profit of $6.9 billion.
ExxonMobil’s Profits and Market Capitalization Rival Apple’s|Sarah Langs|August 1, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The French raked them with grapeshot, and soon they came running back nearly frantic with fear.
Ben Comee|M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan
On it is piled a supply of charcoal, which is raked into the furnace when required.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886|Various
So I raked over my fire to the family vault nearest to me, and presently had it roaring and licking against the stout door.
Pieces of Eight|Richard le Gallienne
I quenched the fire with the loose earth; I raked up leaves with my hands and made a bed.
Who Goes There?|Blackwood Ketcham Benson
He raked carefully his broad path among the pine needles, laying bare the brown earth; hoed and chopped in the tarweed and brush.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White

British Dictionary definitions for raked (1 of 4)

rake

/ (reɪk) /

noun

a hand implement consisting of a row of teeth set in a headpiece attached to a long shaft and used for gathering hay, straw, leaves, etc, or for smoothing loose earth

any of several mechanical farm implements equipped with rows of teeth or rotating wheels mounted with tines and used to gather hay, straw, etc

any of various implements similar in shape or function, such as a tool for drawing out ashes from a furnace

the act of raking

NZ a line of wagons coupled together as one unit, used on railways

verb

to scrape, gather, or remove (leaves, refuse, etc) with or as if with a rake

to level or prepare (a surface, such as a flower bed) with a rake or similar implement

(tr sometimes foll by out) to clear (ashes, clinker, etc) from (a fire or furnace)

(tr ; foll by up or together) to gather (items or people) with difficulty, as from a scattered area or limited supply

(tr ; often foll by through, over etc) to search or examine carefully

(when intr , foll by against, along etc) to scrape or grazethe ship raked the side of the quay

(tr) to direct (gunfire) along the length of (a target)machine-guns raked the column

(tr) to sweep (one's eyes) along the length of (something); scan

Word Origin for rake

Old English raca; related to Old Norse raka, Old High German rehho a rake, Gothic rikan to heap up, Latin rogus funeral pile

British Dictionary definitions for raked (2 of 4)

rake

/ (reɪk) /

noun

a dissolute man, esp one in fashionable society; roué

Word Origin for rake

C17: short for rakehell

British Dictionary definitions for raked (3 of 4)

rake

/ (reɪk) /

verb (mainly intr)

to incline from the vertical by a perceptible degree, esp (of a ship's mast or funnel) towards the stern

(tr) to construct with a backward slope

noun

the degree to which an object, such as a ship's mast, inclines from the perpendicular, esp towards the stern

theatre the slope of a stage from the back towards the footlights

aeronautics

the angle between the wings of an aircraft and the line of symmetry of the aircraft
the angle between the line joining the centroids of the section of a propeller blade and a line perpendicular to the axis

the angle between the working face of a cutting tool and a plane perpendicular to the surface of the workpiece

a slanting ledge running across a crag in the Lake District

Word Origin for rake

C17: of uncertain origin; perhaps related to German ragen to project, Swedish raka

British Dictionary definitions for raked (4 of 4)

rake

⁴

/ (reɪk) /

verb (intr)

(of gun dogs or hounds) to hunt with the nose to the ground

(of hawks)

to pursue quarry in full flight
(often foll by away) to fly wide of the quarry, esp beyond the control of the falconer

Word Origin for rake

Old English racian to go forward, of uncertain origin

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Word Origin and History for raked (1 of 3)

rake

n.1

"toothed tool for drawing or scraping things together," Old English raca "rake," earlier ræce, from Proto-Germanic *rak- "gather, heap up" (cf. Old Norse reka "spade, shovel," Old High German rehho, German Rechen "a rake," Gothic rikan "to heap up, collect"), from PIE *reg- (1) "move in a straight line" (cf. Greek oregein "to reach, stretch out," Latin regere "direct, rule; keep straight, guide;" see regal), perhaps via its action, or via the notion of "implement with straight pieces of wood" [Watkins].

Word Origin and History for raked (1 of 3)

rake

n.2

"debauchee; idle, dissolute person," 1650s, shortening of rakehell. Hogarth's "Rake's Progress" engravings were published in 1735.

Word Origin and History for raked (2 of 3)

rake

mid-13c., "clear (rubbish, grass, etc.) by raking; gather (grain) by raking," from rake (n.1), or from a lost Old English verb related to it, or from a similar Scandinavian source (cf. Swedish raka, Danish rage "rake"). Of gunfire from 1630s. Related: Raked; raking. To rake in money or something like it is from 1580s.

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verb (used with object), raked, rak·ing.

verb (used without object), raked, rak·ing.

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