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Rake

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Rake may refer to:

Science and technology

  • Rake receiver, a radio receiver
  • Rake (geology), the angle between a feature on a bedding plane and the strike line in geology
  • Rake (software), a software task management and build automation tool for Ruby

Tools

  • Rake (tool), a horticultural implement, a long-handled tool with tines
  • Rake or hay rake, a farm implement
  • Rake angle, a parameter in machining and cutting geometry
  • Mash rake, a tool used in brewing

Transport

  • Rake, the caster angle of a bicycle or motorcycle
  • Rake, the difference between the front and rear ride heights of a car
  • Rake (train), a line of coupled passenger coaches, or freight wagons, or railcars (excluding the locomotive) that typically move together

Mathematics and computing

  • Rake (angle), mathematical definition
  • Rake (cellular automaton), a cellular automaton pattern that moves while regularly emitting spaceships
  • Rake (poker), the commission taken by a casino when hosting a poker game
  • Rake (software), a variant of the make program coded in the Ruby programming language

Arts

Architecture

  • Rake (architecture), the slope of the roof at the end of a gable

Music

  • A guitar-playing method involving muted notes
  • Rake (band), an American noise rock/avant-garde musical ensemble

Television

  • Rake (Australian TV series), an Australian television series that commenced airing in 2010
  • Rake (U.S. TV series), an American adaptation of the Australian series of the same name that commenced airing in 2014

Place names

  • Rake, Iowa, a small town in the United States
  • Rake, West Sussex, a village in England
  • Rake, Kostel, a settlement in the Kostel municipality in Slovenia

People

  • Rake Yohn, a member of the CKY and Jackass crews
  • Rake (singer), a Japanese singer-songwriter
  • The Rake of Rivera, a nickname for the Italian tycoon Gianni Agnelli

Other uses

  • Raking fire, fire along the axis of a ship in naval warfare
  • Another name for the Hooker position in rugby league football
  • A lock picking technique in which a lock pick is slid outwards from the back of a lock to push its pins up
  • The Rake, a fictional creature featured in many Creepypasta stories
  • Raking, a nickname for a home run

See also

  • Reiki, a form of alternative medicine
  • Rake (tool), an alternative tool for fire prevention.
  • Raking, a weighting method in statistics
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