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PRONUNCIATION OF RAKE UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RAKE UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Rake up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES RAKE UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of rake up in the English dictionary

The definition of rake up in the dictionary is to revive, discover, or bring to light.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RAKE UP

rake
rake in
rake-off
raked
rakee
rakehell
rakehelly
raker
rakery
rakeshame
raki
raking
rakish
rakishly
rakishness
rakshasa
raku

WORDS THAT END LIKE RAKE UP

be made up
choke up
come up
double up
give up
have up
lace up
live up
mike up
shake up
shape up
size up
stoke up
strike up
sunny-side up
take up
tie up
tune up
use up
write up

Synonyms and antonyms of rake up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «rake up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RAKE UP

Find out the translation of rake up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of rake up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «rake up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

rastrillar hasta
570 millions of speakers

English

rake up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घूस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أشعل النار حتى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сгребать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ancinho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুনরূদ্ধার করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ratisser
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyapu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rechen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

かき集める
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최대 긁어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyebar
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nhắc lại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ரேக் அப்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दंताळे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Rake up
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

rastrellare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zgarnąć
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

згрібати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

strânge
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσουγκράνα επάνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hark aan
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

räfsa upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rake opp
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of rake up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RAKE UP»

The term «rake up» is regularly used and occupies the 84.105 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RAKE UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about rake up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RAKE UP»

Discover the use of rake up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to rake up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The English dialect dictionary, being the complete ...
Ylts.(J.W.) Lan Don't rake up all you ltnowr of him. 11.1411) She's alus raakin' up sum bad taale or anuther agaain sumbody. R'th He raked up all he could against him. Don't rake that up again. War.I Oxf.' Thar you be, rakin' up old grievances ...
Joseph Wright
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Untitled
I've raked through the cupboard but I can't find my tennis racket. usetoolk 2 [IorT] touse a rake tomake earth level or to collect leaves: In the autumn I rake (up) the dead leaves. * Rake (over) the soil before planting the seeds. "phrasal verbs ...
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An English and Swedish Dictionary, Wherein the Generality of ...
To rake into the Allies of the dead, rôra mi de дым Hoff. To rake thc Fire, rôra urn/ riß.: шт. (1? То rake or to rake up, hopkrojfa. " То rake and> {crnpe for an Eilat.: , [ kraj-a Мор ‚дамп, en сделdom. ' To rake up the Graves , grd/_wa i умрете.
Jacob Serenius, 1757
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Popular Mechanics
After a set period of time — say, a half hour — find the average of the water depths in the cans. If it's 1/4-in., for example, one hour's sprinkling will give the lawn Vz in. of water. 3. Rake up the fall leaves and debris so they don't mat the grass.
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Growing Up on the Farm: A Sharon Mountain Story
The rake barrel was long, with metal tines to rake up the hay, and it extended from the tractor's right back wheel diagonally about 12 feet so the end of it was behind the left tractor wheel. The rake barrel turned counter-clockwise and the hay ...
Richard L. Carley, 2011
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Chambers Pocket Dictionary
v rake up (tr; coll) 1 to revive or uncover (something forgotten or lost): rake up old memories. 2 to find, esp. with difficulty: rake up just enough people for the team. [ OE raca] rake-off n (slang) a share of the profits, esp. when dishonest or illegal.
Elaine Higgleton, Howard Sargeant, Anne Seaton, 1992
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An abridgment of Ainsworth's dictionary: English and Latin : ...
To rake, or scrape, Rado, derado, rrado. To rake with a rake, Sarculo, sarrio. 7'o roi-e again, Resarrio. To rake together, or up, Corrado. To rake up the fire, Tgnem cineribus condere, prunis riñeres obducëre. To rake up the ashes of the dead, ...
Robert Ainsworth, Thomas Morell, John Carey, 1837
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Dictionnaire françois-anglois et anglois-françois ... revue ...
To rake up the graves, Faultier dans les tombemix. '4. Rake hell, and skin the devil, you cannot fii. ' such another, y<.ius auriez ieau remiicr ciei If terre, rows ne naurin trutmer suit parcU. — or Enfilade a ship, Eiiftler ou Seringuer vn vaisseau  ...
Louis Chambaud, 1815
9
Five Hundred Points of Good Husbandry
... A meak for the pease, and to swinge up the brake. 15. Short rakes for to gather up barley to bind *, And greater to rake up such leavings behind ; A rake for to hale ( c) up, the fitches that lie, A pike for to pike them up, handsome to dry. 16.
Thomas Tusser, 1812
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John Deere 52 Backyard Landscaping Projects: Designing, ...
You may choose to rake up cores to avoid squashing them back into the lawn; or you can allow them to dry up and the material will return to turf and serve as a valuable nitrogen and nutrient source. 4. Be sure to water your lawn after aerating.
Kristen Hampshire, 2007

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RAKE UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term rake up is used in the context of the following news items.
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If Opposition derails session will rake up UPA scams: BJP
He said the Congress should not have raked up the case of Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje signing an affidavit to get permanent residency for Modi ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
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At Pakistan's Eid Milan, Hurriyat leaders to rake up Kashmir issue
Pakistan high commissioner Abdul Basit said there is 'nothing unusual' about the decision to invite Hurriyat leaders to the Eid Milan. (File Photo) ... «Hindustan Times, Jul 15»
3
ISL Auction: Amid glitz and glamour, Indian footballers rake up
The 2015 ISL player auctions took place in Mumbai on Friday. Out of 112 players that were sold, Chhetri bagged the highest price. He was bought by Mumbai ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
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Shiv Sena, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena rake up 'Marathi manoos …
The Shiv Sena and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) corporators in the BMC on Thursday raked up the 'sons of soil' issue again while discussing BMC's ... «The Indian Express, Mar 15»
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Cong gears up to rake up 'snooping' row in House
The two Houses might have wrapped up last week's proceedings with the smooth passage of important bills, but the new week is set to begin on a stormy note ... «The Indian Express, Mar 15»
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BJP unlikely to rake up Article 370 issue ahead of J&K polls, says …
The Bharatiya Janata Party, upbeat over the response it has been getting from Jammu and Kashmir, has indicated that the party is unlikely to rake up the issue of ... «Indian Express, Nov 14»
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Don't hit below the belt, rake up old issue: Ajit Pawar
Please don't hit below the belt and don't rake up an issue which is a closed chapter," he said. Pawar also said that the media was not as aggressive 25 years ... «Times of India, Sep 14»
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Adityanath set to rake up Hindutva issues in bypolls
Moving away from the development angle pursued by the BJP in their campaign for the Lok Sabha polls, BJP MP from Gorakhpur Yogi Adityanath plans to ... «Hindustan Times, Aug 14»

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