n A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil.
n (geology) the direction of slip during fault movement. The rake is measured within the fault plane.
n (context|cellular automata) A puffer that emits a stream of spaceships rather than a trail of debris.
v To use a rake on (leaves, debris, soil, a lawn, etc) in order to loosen, gather together, or remove debris from.