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DictionaryrakeGathering tool and action
noun / verb

rake

RAYK/reɪk/

To gather or move loose material with a toothed sweeping tool.

A garden rake rests beside a small pile of fallen leaves.

A clearly recognizable garden rake with a long wooden handle and a straight toothed metal bar, resting beside a small gathering of fallen leaves.
Etymology
rakeOld Englishrake

Old English raca already named the toothed gathering tool. Its deeper origin may refer either to its gathering action or to the straight wooden pieces used in the implement.

In context

Sam's Lawn3:48
happening. It will scratch the surface and take away any dead material laying there, which is not thatch. So, this is dead grass, leaves, and stuff like that. So, you rake it up. So, it's a power driven rake.
Power raking VS Scarifying lawn! (Using the RIGHT tool for the job!)

More examples

  • We rake the fallen leaves into piles.
  • She rakes loose grass off the lawn.
  • Use the rake to spread the gravel evenly.

Forms

rake · rakes · raked · raking

Similar words

gather
Collect material together without specifying a tool or method.
sweep
Move loose material with a broom rather than teeth.