GRE Word List

RAKE

an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground

The meaning of the word rake is an implement equipped with projecting prongs to gather material (such as leaves) or for loosening or smoothing the surface of the ground.

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