"Rakes" Pronounce,Meaning And Examples

"Rakes" Meaning

A rakes is a gardening tool used to collect and gather leaves, grass clippings, or other debris, typically consisting of a long handle with a series of teeth or tines attached to the end. It can also refer to a verb meaning to collect or gather leaves or other material using a rake. Additionally, in linguistics, a rake can refer to a verb meaning to recite or speak effortlessly or smoothly, often in a drawling or affected way.

"Rakes" Examples

Examples of Usage for the Word "Rakes"

1. Verbs

- To rake someone or something over the coals: To scold or criticize someone for their behavior.
- Example: "Her mother raked her over the coals for not doing her homework on time."
- To rake in money/in profits: To earn a lot of money from something.
- Example: "The new business raked in profits quickly due to its innovative products."
- To rake through something: To search through something carefully to find something.
- Example: "She raked through her old trunk to find her high school yearbook."

2. Nouns

- A rake: A tool with a flat or tine.for cleaning leaves and grass clippings from the ground by drawing them towards you (so that you can pick them up)
- Example: "It's time to rake the leaves in the backyard."
- A rake (in American English): a long, thin, flat instrument used for pulling or drawing something with a row of teeth at its leading edge, used for pulling or drawing rows of stone, earth, etc. (including now automatised rakes) for making anything tidy, in a odd or casual way.
- Example: "The tool helped to rake the sand at the beach area."

3. Other Uses

- Rake: (in golf) A type of difficult shot over the rough, sand trap, or similar hazard.
- Example: "She shot her golf ball into the woods, which was far from a rake, yes."
- Rake (in cooking) - a layer of food, esp. of fillets, pushed apart by a spiked or toothed instrument to prevent them sticking together during cooking.
- Example: "her in the dish-rack, pulling apart then them.