Synonyms for
Rake
Definition
A garden tool with a long handle and a row of metal or wooden teeth at the end, used for gathering fallen leaves, grass clippings, and other garden debris.
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Common collocations
- garden rake
- leaf rake
- hand rake
- rake leaves
- rake the lawn
- rake in the money
- rake over the coals
Word family
Usage note
As a noun, 'rake' primarily refers to a gardening tool. As a verb, it can mean to gather or smooth with a rake, or colloquially, to search through something thoroughly or to reprimand someone severely.
Example sentences
- I need to buy a new rake for the fall.
- The rake helps clean up the leaves in the yard.
- I used the rake to gather the grass clippings.
- The rake made it easy to clear the garden debris.
- I borrowed my neighbor's rake to clean up my yard.
Quotes
I have never seen a man who could do real work except under the stimulus of encouragement and enthusiasm or hope or some sort. ~ Charles M. Schwab
The best way to get husbands to do something is to suggest that perhaps they are too old to do it. ~ Shirley Maclaine
A garden must combine the poetic and the mysterious with a feeling of serenity and joy. ~ Luis Barragan