noun
a tool with a long handle and a row of teeth at the end, used for gathering leaves or grass
verb
to use a rake to gather or move something in a systematic way
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The gardener used a rake to collect leaves in the backyard.
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Hey, can you pass me the rake so I can clean up the yard?
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I heard Jimmy got in trouble for raking up all the gossip at school.
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She carefully raked through the evidence to find the truth.