What is the meaning of rake?

noun

• A dissolute man in fashionable society.
  • synonyms: rakehell, profligate, rip, blood, roue
• Degree of deviation from a horizontal plane.
  • usage: "the roof had a steep pitch"
  • synonyms: pitch, slant
• A long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil.

verb

• Move through with or as if with a rake.
  • usage: "She raked her fingers through her hair"
• Level or smooth with a rake.
  • usage: "rake gravel"
• Sweep the length of.
  • usage: "The gunfire raked the coast"
• Examine hastily.
  • usage: "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
  • synonyms: scan, skim, glance over, run down
• Gather with a rake.
  • usage: "rake leaves"
• Scrape gently.
  • usage: "graze the skin"
  • synonyms: graze, crease