Definition of rake over
- Don't spend so much time raking over the past.
: an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground
: a machine for gathering hay
: an implement like a rake
: to gather, loosen, or smooth with or as if with a rake
: to gain rapidly or in abundance
: to touch in passing over lightly
: inclination from the perpendicular
: inclination from the horizontal : slope
: the angle between the top cutting surface of a tool and a plane perpendicular to the surface of the work
: to incline from the perpendicular
: a dissolute person : libertine
: across a barrier or intervening (see intervene 4) space
: forward beyond an edge or brink and often down
: across the brim
used as a function word to indicate motion or situation in a position higher than or above another
used as a function word to indicate the possession of authority, power, or jurisdiction in regard to some thing or person
used as a function word to indicate superiority, advantage, or preference
: upper, higher
: outer, covering
: excessive
: to leap over
: so as to exceed or surpass
: excessive
: to an excessive degree
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