Rake (geology) definition

(1) A long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil

(2) Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane

"The roof had a steep pitch"

(3) A dissolute man in fashionable society

(4) Scrape gently

"Graze the skin"

(5) Gather with a rake

"Rake leaves"

(6) Level or smooth with a rake

"Rake gravel"

(7) Move through with or as if with a rake

"She raked her fingers through her hair"

(8) Examine hastily

"She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"