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(agriculture, horticulture) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
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(agriculture, horticulture) A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting debris, grass, etc., for flattening the ground, or for loosening soil; also, a similar wheel-mounted tool drawn by a horse or a tractor.
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(Northern England, and, climbing, also, figurative) A course, a path, especially a narrow and steep path or route up a hillside.
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(Northern England, and, climbing, also, figurative) A course, a path, especially a narrow and steep path or route up a hillside.
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A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
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A person (usually a man) who is stylish but habituated to hedonistic and immoral conduct.
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A share of profits, takings, etc., especially if obtained illegally; specifically (gambling) the scaled commission fee taken by a cardroom operating a poker game.
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A share of profits, takings, etc., especially if obtained illegally; specifically (gambling) the scaled commission fee taken by a cardroom operating a poker game.
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(specifically) In full, angle of rake or rake angle: the angle between the edge or face of a tool (especially a cutting tool) and a plane (usually one perpendicular to the object that the tool is being applied to).
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(Britain, originally, Northern England, Scotland) A series, a succession; specifically (rail transport) a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.
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(Britain, originally, Northern England, Scotland) A series, a succession; specifically (rail transport) a set of coupled rail vehicles, normally coaches or wagons.
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(geology) The direction of slip during the movement of a fault, measured within the fault plane.
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A slant of some other part of a watercraft (such as a funnel or mast) away from the perpendicular, usually towards the stern.
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(roofing) The sloped edge of a roof at or adjacent to the first or last rafter.
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To act upon with a rake, or as if with a rake.
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(ambitransitive, figurative) To search through (thoroughly).
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(ambitransitive, figurative) To search through (thoroughly).
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(ambitransitive, figurative) To search through (thoroughly).
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(ambitransitive, figurative) To search through (thoroughly).
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(ambitransitive, also, figurative) To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often, military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.
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(ambitransitive, also, figurative) To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often, military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.
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(ambitransitive, also, figurative) To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often, military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.
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(ambitransitive, also, figurative) To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often, military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.
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(ambitransitive, also, figurative) To move (a beam of light, a glance with the eyes, etc.) across (something) with a long side-to-side motion; specifically (often, military) to use a weapon to fire at (something) with a side-to-side motion; to spray with gunfire.
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(ambitransitive, figurative) Followed by up: to bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing information, past misdeeds, etc.
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(ambitransitive, figurative) Followed by up: to bring up or uncover (something), as embarrassing information, past misdeeds, etc.
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(transitive) Often followed by an adverb or preposition such as away, off, out, etc.: to drag or pull in a certain direction.
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(transitive) Often followed by an adverb or preposition such as away, off, out, etc.: to drag or pull in a certain direction.
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(ambitransitive, figurative) To claw at; to scrape, to scratch; followed by away: to erase, to obliterate.
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(ambitransitive) To incline (something) from a perpendicular direction.
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(ambitransitive) To incline (something) from a perpendicular direction.
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(transitive) To provide (the bow or stern of a watercraft) with a rake.