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rake off

rake off verb: to remove (something from something) in a sweeping motion.

Verb

rake off (third-person singular simple present rakes off, present participle raking off, simple past and past participle raked off)

  1. (transitive) To remove (something from something) in a sweeping motion.
    • He used his arm to rake the books off the shelf.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: rake off.
    • rake leaves off the road.

Forms of rake off

third-person singular presentrakes off
present participleraking off
past participleraked off
pastraked off

Questions about rake off

What does rake off mean?
Rake off means to remove (something from something) in a sweeping motion.
What part of speech is rake off?
Rake off is a verb.
What is the past tense of rake off?
The past tense of rake off is raked off.

Words near rake off in the dictionary

  1. rake
  2. rake 'n' scrape
  3. rake and scrape
  4. rake in
  5. rake it in
  6. rake off
  7. rake out
  8. rake over
  9. rake over old coals
  10. rake over the coals
  11. rake receiver

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