<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>an agricultural implement with teeth or tines for gathering cut grass, hay, or the like or for smoothing the surface of the ground</li><li>any of various implements having a similar form, as a croupier's implement for gathering in money on a gaming table</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>raked, raking: to gather, draw, or remove with a rake: to rake dead leaves from a lawn</li><li>to clear, smooth, or prepare with a rake: to rake a garden bed</li><li>to clear (a fire, embers, etc.) by stirring with a poker or the like</li><li>to gather or collect abundantly (usually followed by in): He marketed his invention and has been raking in money ever since</li><li>to bring to light, usually for discreditable reasons (usually followed by up): to rake up an old scandal</li><li>to search thoroughly through: They raked the apartment for the missing jewels</li><li>Synonyms: ransack, scour, comb</li><li>to scrape; scratch: The sword's tip raked his face lightly</li><li>to scoop out (a masonry joint) to a given depth while the mortar is still green</li><li>to fire guns along the length of (a position, body of troops, ship, etc.): Gunfire from a Japanese cruiser raked the ship’s bridge</li><li>to sweep (a place or thing) with the eyes or a light, typically in search of something: He raked the horizon with his gaze</li><li>to sweep or pass over: Winds raked the plains</li><li>The high beams of a passing car raked the darkened house fronts</li><li>She lingered at an Italian sports car, her eyes raking the length of it</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>raked, raking: to use a rake: The gardener raked along the border of the garden</li><li>to search with a sweeping motion: His gaze raked over the room</li><li>to scrape; search: She frantically raked through her belongings</li></ul>