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| rake [ rayk ] |
noun (plural rakes) |
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1. slant or slope: a slant away from an upright or perpendicular position, or an incline upward from a flat or horizontal position such as that on a ship or a stage
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2. aviation angle of wing or propeller: the angle that a wing or propeller blade of an aircraft makes with a perpendicular or line of symmetry
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle raked, present participle rak·ing, 3rd person present singular rakes) |
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angle: to design or build something with a slant or slope away from the vertical or horizontal, or be designed or built in this way
 a jet with wings that rake sharply back
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| [Early 17th century. < ?] |
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