Main Entry:

²rake

Function:

transitive verb

Inflected Form(s):

raked; rak·ing

Date:

13th century

1: to gather, loosen, or smooth with or as if with a rake <rake leaves into a pile>2: to gain rapidly or in abundance —usually used with in<rake in a fortune>3 a: to touch in passing over lightly b: scratch, scrape4: to censure severely5: to search through : ransack6: to sweep the length of especially with gunfire : enfilade7: to glance over rapidly

— rak·er noun