Rake may refer to: *

Rake (stock character) In a historical context, a rake (short for rakehell, analogous to "hellraiser") was a man who was habituated to immoral conduct, particularly womanizing. Often, a rake was also prodigal, wasting his (usually inherited) fortune on gambling, w ...

, a man habituated to immoral conduct *

Rake (theatre) A rake or raked stage is a theatre stage that slopes upwards, away from the audience. Such a design was typical of English theatre in the Middle Ages and early Modern era, and improves the view and sound for spectators. It also helps with the ...

, the artificial slope of a theatre stage

Science and technology

Rake receiver A rake receiver is a radio receiver designed to counter the effects of multipath fading. It does this by using several "sub-receivers" called ''fingers'', that is, several correlators each assigned to a different multipath component. Each finger ...

, a radio receiver *

Rake (geology) In structural geology, rake (or pitch) is formally defined as "the angle between a line r a featureand the strike line of the plane in which it is found", measured on the plane. The three-dimensional orientation of a line can be described with j ...

, the angle between a feature on a bedding plane and the strike line in geology

Tools

Rake (tool) A rake (Old English ''raca'', cognate with Dutch ''hark'', German ''Rechen'', from the root meaning "to scrape together", "heap up") is a broom for outside use; a horticultural implement consisting of a toothed bar fixed transversely to a ha ...

, a horticultural implement, a long-handled tool with tines *

Fire rake A fire rake is a wildland fire fighting tool. A fire rake has a wooden or fiberglass handle with a rake head consisting of four to six sharp, serrated, triangular steel blades. It is used to rake a fire break A firebreak or double track (a ...

, a heavy-duty variant of the “normal” rake, used for fire prevention * Rake or

hay rake A hay rake is an agricultural rake used to collect cut hay or straw into windrows for later collection (e.g. by a baler or a loader wagon). It is also designed to fluff up the hay and turn it over so that it may dry. It is also used in the even ...

, a farm implement *

Rake angle Rake angle is a parameter used in various cutting and machining processes, describing the angle of the cutting face relative to the work. There are three types of rake angles: ''positive'', ''zero'' or ''neutral'', and ''negative''. * Positive ...

, a parameter in machining and cutting geometry *

Mash rake A mashing fork, mash rake or mashing rake is a tool traditionally used in the mashing process of brewing and distilling. The mashing fork is used to mix the mash by hand to ensure the various grains are properly homogenized and wet everywhere, so ...

, 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) This article contains a list of jargon used to varying degrees by railfans, trainspotters, and railway employees in the United Kingdom, including nicknames for various locomotives and multiple units. Although not exhaustive, many of the entrie ...

, a line of coupled passenger coaches, or freight wagons, or railcars (excluding the locomotive) that typically move together

Mathematics and computing

Rake (angle) A rake is an angle of slope measured from horizontal, or in some contexts from a vertical line 90° perpendicular to horizontal. A 60° rake would mean that the line is pointing 60° up from horizontal, either forwards or backwards relative to th ...

, mathematical definition *

Rake (cellular automaton) A rake, in the lexicon of cellular automata, is a type of ''puffer train'', which is an automaton that leaves behind a trail of debris. In the case of a rake, however, the debris left behind is a stream of spaceships, which are automata that "t ...

, a cellular automaton pattern that moves while regularly emitting spaceships *

Rake (poker) Rake is the scaled commission fee taken by a cardroom operating a poker game. It is generally 2.5% to 10% of the pot in each poker hand, up to a predetermined maximum amount. There are also other non-percentage ways for a casino to take the rake. ...

, the commission taken by a casino when hosting a poker game *

Rake (software) Rake is a software task management and build automation tool created by Jim Weirich. It allows the user to specify tasks and describe dependencies as well as to group tasks in a namespace. It is similar in to SCons and Make. It's written in the ...

, a variant of the ''make'' program coded in the Ruby programming language

Arts

Architecture

Rake (architecture) In architecture, a cornice (from the Italian ''cornice'' meaning "ledge") is generally any horizontal decorative moulding that crowns a building or furniture element—for example, the cornice over a door or window, around the top edge of a ...

, the slope of the roof at the end of a gable

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 Rake is a town in Winnebago County, Iowa, United States. The population was 186 at the time of the 2020 census. Its ZIP code is 50465. History Rake was platted in 1900. The community was named after Andrew Danielson Rake, a pioneer citizen of th ...

, a small town in the United States *

Rake, West Sussex Rogate is a village and civil parish in the Chichester district of West Sussex, England, in the Western Rother valley. The village is on the A272 road west of Midhurst and east of Petersfield, Hampshire. The civil parish includes the villages o ...

, a village in England *

Rake, Kostel Rake () is a small remote settlement in the hills above the left bank of the Kolpa River in the Municipality of Kostel in southern Slovenia. It no longer has any permanent residents. The area is part of the traditional region of Lower Carniola an ...

, a settlement in the Kostel municipality in Slovenia

People

Rake Yohn Edward Webb (born 1975), known by his stage name Rake Yohn (), is an American television personality and former member of the CKY crew. He was a regular in the ''CKY'' videos and MTV's reality comedy series '' Viva La Bam'' and also had occasi ...

, a member of the CKY and Jackass crews *

Rake (singer) is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2010. Biography Rake was born in Sendai, Japan. He began an interest in music by playing an antique guitar at his family home, and in high school, was a mem ...

, a Japanese singer-songwriter * The Rake of Rivera, a nickname for the Italian tycoon

Gianni Agnelli Giovanni "Gianni" Agnelli (; 12 March 192124 January 2003), nicknamed ("The Lawyer"), was an Italian industrialist and principal shareholder of Fiat. As the head of Fiat, he controlled 4.4% of Italy's GDP, 3.1% of its industrial workforce a ...

Other uses

Raking fire In naval warfare during the Age of Sail, raking fire was cannon fire directed parallel to the long axis of an enemy ship from ahead (in front of the ship) or astern (behind the ship). Although each shot was directed against a smaller profile ...

, fire along the axis of a ship in naval warfare * Another name for the Hooker position in rugby league football * A

lock picking Lock picking is the practice of unlocking a lock by manipulating the components of the lock device without the original key. Although lock-picking can be associated with criminal intent, it is an essential skill for the legitimate professi ...

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 Creepypastas are horror-related legends that have been shared around the Internet. Creepypasta has since become a catch-all term for any horror content posted onto the Internet. These Internet entries are often brief, user-generated, paranormal ...

stories * Raking, a nickname for a

home run In baseball, a home run (abbreviated HR) is scored when the ball is hit in such a way that the batter is able to circle the bases and reach home plate safely in one play without any errors being committed by the defensive team. A home run i ...