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RAYK/reɪk/

A rake is a garden tool with a long handle and a row of teeth, used to gather leaves or smooth soil. Countable: a rake, rakes; rake the leaves (verb). A broom sweeps a floor inside; a shovel digs and lifts. Mix-up: rake vs lake (water) — extra r; and rake vs cake (food).

Meaning

A garden tool with a long handle and a row of teeth, used for leaves or soil.

Examples

• “He used a rake on the lawn.”
• “The rake is hanging in the shed.”
• “Use a rake, not your hands, for the wet leaves.”

Good to know

a rake (garden teeth). Contrast: broom (floor), shovel (digs). Mix-up: lake.

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