a dissolute man in fashionable society

[ Syn: rakehell , profligate , rip , blood , roue ]

degree of deviation from a horizontal plane; the roof had a steep pitch

[ Syn: pitch , slant ]

a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil

move through with or as if with a rake; She raked her fingers through her hair'

level or smooth with a rake; rake gravel'

sweep the length of; The gunfire raked the coast'

examine hastily; She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi

[ Syn: scan , skim , glance over , run down ]

gather with a rake; rake leaves'

scrape gently; graze the skin

[ Syn: graze , crease ]