Rake
(n.) An implement consisting of a headpiece having teeth, and a long handle at right angles to it, -- used for collecting hay, or other light things which are spread over a large surface, or for breaking and smoothing the earth. |
Rake
(n.) A toothed machine drawn by a horse, -- used for collecting hay or grain |
Rake
(n.) A fissure or mineral vein traversing the strata vertically, or nearly so |
Rake
(v. t.) To collect with a rake |
Rake
(v. t.) To collect or draw together with laborious industry |
Rake
(v. t.) To pass a rake over |
Rake
(v. t.) To search through |
Rake
(v. t.) To scrape or scratch across |
Rake
(v. t.) To enfilade |
Rake
(v. i.) To use a rake, as for searching or for collecting |
Rake
(v. i.) To pass with violence or rapidity |
Rake
(n.) The inclination of anything from a perpendicular direction |
Rake
(n.) the inclination of a mast or funnel, or, in general, of any part of a vessel not perpendicular to the keel. |
Rake
(v. i.) To incline from a perpendicular direction |
Rake
(n.) A loose, disorderly, vicious man |
Rake
(v. i.) To walk about |
Rake
(v. i.) To act the rake |
Rake-vein
(n.) See Rake, a mineral vein. |
Sweep
(v. i.) To pass a broom across (a surface) so as to remove loose dirt, dust, etc. |
Sweep
(v. i.) To drive or carry along or off with a broom or a brush, or as if with a broom |
Sweep
(v. i.) To brush against or over |
Sweep
(v. i.) To carry with a long, swinging, or dragging motion |
Sweep
(v. i.) To strike with a long stroke. |
Sweep
(v. i.) To draw or drag something over |
Sweep
(v. i.) To pass over, or traverse, with the eye or with an instrument of observation |
Sweep
(v. i.) To clean rooms, yards, etc., or to clear away dust, dirt, litter, etc., with a broom, brush, or the like. |
Sweep
(v. i.) To brush swiftly over the surface of anything |
Sweep
(v. i.) To pass over anything comprehensively |
Sweep
(n.) The act of sweeping. |
Sweep
(n.) The compass or range of a stroke |
Sweep
(n.) The compass of any turning body or of any motion |
Sweep
(n.) The compass of anything flowing or brushing |
Sweep
(n.) Violent and general destruction |
Sweep
(n.) Direction and extent of any motion not rectlinear |
Sweep
(n.) Direction or departure of a curve, a road, an arch, or the like, away from a rectlinear line. |
Sweep
(n.) One who sweeps |
Sweep
(n.) A movable templet for making molds, in loam molding. |
Sweep
(n.) The mold of a ship when she begins to curve in at the rungheads |
Sweep
(n.) A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them. |
Sweep
(n.) The almond furnace. |
Sweep
(n.) A long pole, or piece of timber, moved on a horizontal fulcrum fixed to a tall post and used to raise and lower a bucket in a well for drawing water. |
Sweep
(n.) In the game of casino, a pairing or combining of all the cards on the board, and so removing them all |
Sweep
(n.) The sweeping of workshops where precious metals are worked, containing filings, etc. |
Sweep-saw
(n.) A bow-saw. |
| sweep | a movement in an arc, a sweep of his arm |
end run
sweep | (American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line |
| croupier's rake | a small rake used by a croupier to move chips around on the table |
| garden rake | a rake used by gardeners |
| rake | a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head, used to move leaves or loosen soil |
| rake handle | the handle of a rake |
sweep
sweep oar | a long oar used in an open boat |
sweep hand
sweep-second | a second hand that is mounted on the same center as the hour and minute hand and is read on the minutes |
pitch rake
slant | degree of deviation from a horizontal plane, the roof had a steep pitch |
sweep
expanse | a wide scope, the sweep of the plains |
slam
sweep | winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge |
chimneysweeper
chimneysweep
sweep | someone who cleans soot from chimneys |
rake
rakehell
profligate
rip
blood
roue | a dissolute man in fashionable society |
rake-off
vigorish | a percentage (of winnings or loot or profit) taken by an operator or gangster |
espouse
embrace
adopt sweep up | take up the cause, ideology, practice, method, of someone and use it as one's own, She embraced Catholicism, They adopted the Jewish faith |
| rake up | bring to light, He raked up the misdeeds of his predecessor |
| sweep | win an overwhelming victory in or on, Her new show dog swept all championships |
graze
crease rake | scrape gently, graze the skin |
| rake | gather with a rake, rake leaves |
| rake | level or smooth with a rake, rake gravel |
sweep
broom | sweep with a broom or as if with a broom, Sweep the crumbs off the table, Sweep under the bed |
| sweep | clean by sweeping, Please sweep the floor |
swing
sweep swing out | make a big sweeping gesture or movement |
wipe out
sweep away | eliminate completely and without a trace, The old values have been wiped out |
sweep away
sweep off | overwhelm emotionally, Her swept her away |
overwhelm
overpower
sweep over
whelm
overcome
overtake | overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli |
sweep
sail | move with sweeping, effortless, gliding motions, The diva swept into the room, Shreds of paper sailed through the air, The searchlights swept across the sky |
brush
sweep | sweep across or over, Her long skirt brushed the floor, A gasp swept cross the audience |
| rake | move through with or as if with a rake, She raked her fingers through her hair |
scan
skim
rake
glance over
run down | examine hastily, She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi |
| rake off | take money from an illegal transaction |
rake in
shovel in | earn large sums of money, Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in |
| sweep under the rug | to conceal something in the hopes it won't be discovered by others, The president tried to sweep the embarrassing incident under the rug |
breeze through
ace
pass with flying colors
sweep through
sail through
nail | succeed at easily, She sailed through her exams, You will pass with flying colors, She nailed her astrophysics course |
embroil
tangle
sweep
sweep up
drag
drag in | force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action, They were swept up by the events, don't drag me into this business |
cross
traverse
span
sweep | to cover or extend over an area or time period, Rivers traverse the valley floor, The parking lot spans acres, The novel spans three centuries |
| sweep | cover the entire range of |
| rake | sweep the length of, The gunfire raked the coast |