rake


rake (http://definr.com/rake)

     n 1: a dissolute man in fashionable society [syn: profligate, rip,
           blood, roue]
     2: degree of deviation from a horizontal plane: "the roof had a
        steep pitch" [syn: pitch, slant]
     3: a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to
        move leaves or loosen soil
     v 1: move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her
          fingers through her hair"
     2: level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
     3: sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
     4: examine hastily [syn: scan, skim, glance over, {run
        down}]
     5: gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
     6: scrape gently [syn: graze, crease]