Rake Definition
- To reprimand severely.
- to gather an abundant amount of rapidly
- to uncover facts or gossip about (the past, a scandal, etc.)
Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Rake
Origin of Rake
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From Middle English, from Old Norse rák (“trail"), from Proto-Germanic *rÄ“kō, *rakÄ…, *rakō, *rakÇ (“file of tracks, line"), from Proto-Indo-European *(o)reg'-, *(o)reg'a- (“to straighten, direct"). Cognate with Icelandic rák (“streak, grazing"), Icelandic raka (“strip, series"), Norwegian røk (“grazing"), Norwegian rak (“wick"), Old English race, racu (“a run, riverbed").
From Wiktionary
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From Middle English raken, from Old English racian (“to direct, rule, govern, control; take a course or direction, go forward, move, run; hasten"), from Proto-Germanic *rakōnÄ… (“to choose a direction, run"), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct"). Cognate with Dutch raken (“to hit, touch, reach").
From Wiktionary
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Shortening of rakehell, possibly from rake (etymology 2) (“to proceed rapidly")
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English raca reg- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Old English raca, from Proto-Germanic *rakaz
From Wiktionary
Short for rakehell
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Origin unknown
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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