rake
/reɪk/noun
उच्चारण रेक
पंजा (खेती का)
Core word
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[C]
a garden tool with a long handle and a row of metal points at the end
पंजा (खेती का)
- thin as a rake
- Radhika used a rake to gather the fallen leaves into a neat pile.
- The gardener swept the lawn with a rake.
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- He kept an iron rake in the shed.
- Use a rake to level the soil before sowing seeds.
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[T]
to pull a rake over a surface; (rake in) to earn a lot of money; (rake up) to mention something unpleasant from the past
समेटना; कुरेदना
- rake in profits
- rake up the past
- She raked the leaves into a heap.
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- The shop raked in huge profits during Diwali.
- Why rake up old arguments now?
- The farmer raked the soil to make it smooth.
→Phrasal verbs 2
rake up
to mention something unpleasant that happened in the past and that other people would prefer to forget; to collect dead leaves or grass into a pile with a rake
(पुरानी कड़वी बातें) फिर से कुरेदना, गड़े मुर्दे उखाड़ना; (पत्तियाँ या घास) पाँचे से बटोरना
- Why do you have to rake up that old quarrel again?
- The opposition raked up the scandal before the election.
- The gardener raked up the fallen leaves.
rake sth in
(informal) to earn a lot of money, especially when it is easy
(आसानी से) ख़ूब पैसा कमाना
- The film raked in crores in its first week.
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Rake in (earn a lot), rake up (bring up an unpleasant past matter).
Phrasal verbs: rake in (बहुत कमाना), rake up (पुरानी अप्रिय बात कुरेदना)।