A trim member that runs parallel to the roof slope and forms the finish between the wall and a gable roof extension. The angle of slope of a roof rafter, or the inclined portion of a cornice.

The amount that the house takes out of a poker hand.

"toothed tool for drawing or scraping things together," Old English raca "rake," earlier ræce, from Proto-Germanic *rak- "gather, heap up" (source also of Old Norse reka [..]

"debauchee; idle, dissolute person," 1650s, shortening of rakehell. Hogarth's "Rake's Progress" engravings were published in 1735.

mid-13c., "clear (rubbish, grass, etc.) by raking; gather (grain) by raking," from rake (n.1), or from a lost Old English verb related to it, or from a similar Scandinavian source (compare S [..]

tool with pointed prongs for loosening soil.

1. (also "trap rake") a tool placed in sand-filled bunkers for the purpose of re-smoothing the surface after walking in, and playing a shot out of, the sand  2. (archaic) a lofted ir [..]

This is used to clear footprints from the bunker. Etiquette suggests that the rake be left away from the line of play for the hole, and outside the bunker.

Collects loose grass and debris when pulled over a lawn

Trim members that run parallel to the roof and form the finish between the wall and a gable roof extension.

Rake is also called "fork rake" and "fork offset." It's the distance the wheel axle is ahead of the steering axis of the bicycle. With this measurement, you ca [..]

A high-lofted iron club that is no longer in use. It was used for playing from sand and out of water. RANGE

(aka: "trap rake") just alike a garden rake. Usually placed in sand traps for convenience so that a player (or hi/her caddy) can "rake the trap" after taking a shot [..]

A tool left in or by all traps so that players can smooth out the sand for the next player. It is common courtesy to smooth the trap

To pull the ball back into the hole casually with your putter after missing a putt. Amateurs often miss these rake jobs and

A high-lofted iron club that is no longer in use. It was used for playing from sand and out of water.

a garden tool with a long handle and metal teeth

Percentage of the entry fees the daily fantasy operator keeps. Similar to a rake at a casino. Rake varies from site to site.

 to cover.

Rake is also called "fork rake" and "fork offset." It's the distance the wheel axle is ahead of the steering axis of the bicycle. With this measurement, you ca [..]

To dream of using a rake, portends that some work which you have left to others will never be accomplished unless you superintend it yourself. To see a broken rake, denotes that sickness, or some accident will bring failure to your plans. To see others raking, foretells that you will rejoice in the fortunate condition of others.   

The "rake" or "offset" of a fork is the distance between the wheel axle and the extension of the steering axis. This may be accomplished by bending the fork blades, or by attaching [..]

An amount of money taken out of every pot by the dealer. This is the cardroom's income.

The angle of slope of a roof rafter, or the inclined portion of a cornice.

An angular cut on the face of stone.

The intersection of the plane of the roof and the plane of the endwall.

That surface of a cutting tool against which the chips bear while being severed. If this surface is less than 90" from the surface being cut, the rake is positive-, if more, the rake is negat [..]

(n) a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil(v) examine hastily(n) a dissolute man in fashionable society(n) degree of deviation from a horizontal plane( [..]

        The angle in degrees that something leans from it's nearest vertical center.

Slope or slanted.

A libertine. A contraction of rakehell, used by Milton and others.

The angle of the steering axis from vertical, measured in degrees.

The angle formed by the intersection of the steered axis and a vertical line while the motorcycle is in an up right position.

Refers to the slope of the roof at the end of a gable, where the outside part of the overhang forms an upside down V.

The edge of a roof which intersects the gable part of a roof.

Rake is also called "fork rake" and "fork offset." It's the distance the wheel axle is ahead of the steering axis of the bicycle. With this measurement, you can calculate front-end geometry to determine a bicycle's handling characteristics.

the downward angle of a car with a dropped front suspension.

The portion or percentage of a player’s entry fee (or total prize pool) that goes to the sponsor/website for expenses/profits. This varies from site to site.

A stage that is slanted so that as an actor moves away from the audience, he gets higher. Few contemporary theaters have raked stages. It's more likely that the house (i.e. where the audience sit [..]

 The ‘Rake’ is the amount of commission the site takes off each entry fee for co-ordinating and hosting each contest. The rake can vary depending on the site you choose to play at but is often 9-10 % at leading sites, but can be less in higher-stakes games.

Slope of a funnel, mast or stem.

1. To lean or incline from the upright. 2. Range To layout rope or cable.

Inclination, in fore and aft line, of a mast, funnel, stem, stern post, or other nearly vertical member. 2. Inclined shape of after edge of a rudder. 3. To fire projectiles fore and aft along deck of [..]

inclination from the vertical of posts, masts, etc when viewed form the beam

The fore or aft tilt of the mast; as in: If we rake the mast forward we will reduce weather helm.

The forward pitch of the stem. The backwark slope of the stern.

The inclination of a vessel's mast from its vertical position. The rake may be either forward or aft, and can be deliberately induced (by adjustment of the standing rigging) to flatten sails, bal [..]

The inclination of a vessel's mast from its vertical position. The rake may be either forward or aft, and can be deliberately induced (by adjustment of the standing rigging) to flatten sails, bal [..]

Fore-and-aft inclination from the vertical

Propeller blade will slant forward or aft from the Blade Centre Axis (BCA). Positive rake - blade slants towards aft end of the hub. Negative rake - blade slants towards forward end of the hub. Can be [..]

                    Propeller blade will slant forward or aft from the BCA. Positive rake ---> blade slants towards aft end of the hub. Negative rake --> blade slants towards forward end of the [..]

1. the lean of a vessel's mast fore or aft. Most sailboats have a slight rake toward the stern of the craft. &nbsp 2. to lean the rig on a sailboard fore or aft, as in "Rake the sail bac [..]

The inclination of a vessel's mast from its vertical position. The rake may be either forward or aft, and can be deliberately induced (by adjustment of the standing rigging) to flatten sails, bal [..]

a timber placed at an angle.

The inclined overhang of a gable roof.

n.(1) "rake," s.v. rake sb.\1 OED. KEY: rake@n1

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The small charge made by the house in cash games, normally 5% of the pot, up to a maximum of a few dollars.

You will hear a lot of coaches yelling "Don't rake!". When raking, kids will stop and pull a ground ball back to them with their lacrosse stick. Rather kids should push through the ball & scoop up the ball on any loose ground balls so they don't lose momentum on a play. See our [..]

The amount of money taken out of every pot by the house. This is the Rummy room's income.

A fee charged by a backgammon play site

The commission charged in a game

Amount charged by the house for each round in Poker. They usually keep 5-10% of the pot value.

is a casino percent, a share of each pot charged by the casino in return for its services.

A fee charged by a backgammon server for providing the services that enables people to play online for money.

Any chips that are purchased after the initial game buy-in.

The amount of commission the site takes off each entry fee. The industry standard rake is 9-10 %, but can be less in higher-stakes games.

The usually small percentage of money taken from each pot and given to the house in return for hosting the game.

The money that a pokerroom (or poker site) charges per pot. It's usually a small percentage of the pot, 5% or so. It varies between different rooms and sites, though, and you should look into how much it costs you to play at the site you're currently at.

Money or percentage a poker room claims from each pot, or from the entry fee in a tournament.

Describes the ride height of a racecar where the front end is lower than the rear. A raked underbody can create downforce as it forms a venturi with the ground surface.

The money that the casino charges for each hand of poker. It is usually a percentage (5-10%) or flat fee that is taken from the pot after each round of betting.

A commission charged by the House, especially for dealing Poker games.

The house cut in casino poker, the house's cut of the sportsbook money, or more generally, another word for juice.

a canting or slang term for a young, adventurous, scandalously immoral young London man (presumably rich, but not necessarily) who pursued young women as a kind of sport, drank and gambled as if those [..]

A vertical vein of metallic ore, usually lead, occuring between walls of rock and cutting through the bedding. Often rakes have been worked from early times leaving deep trenches several km long, with [..]

Rake is also called "fork rake" and "fork offset." It's the distance the wheel axle is ahead of the steering axis of the bicycle. With this measurement, you ca [..]

The percentage of a player’s entry fee that is kept by the DFS site for every paid contest. This percentage is usually 10% or less.

The angle of the motorcycle’s front fork. The extended rake on choppers make them stable but lacking agility.

A garden tool with a row of pointed teeth fixed to a long handle, used for collecting grass or debris, or for loosening soil. *en|consist

One who is considered immoral, particularly due to his sexual lifestyle. Synonyms: Debauchee, libertine, rake, roue

In a historical context, a rake (short for rakehell, analogous to "hellraiser") was a man who was habituated to immoral conduct, particularly womanising. Often, a rake was also prodigal, wasting his ( [..]

A rake (Old English raca, cognate with Dutch raak, German Rechen, from the root meaning "to scrape together", "heap up") is a broom for outside use; a horticultural implement consisting of a toothed b [..]

Rake may refer to: Rake (character), a man habituated to immoral conduct Rake (theatre), the artificial slope of a theatre stage

English theatre stages in the Middle Ages and early Modern era typically sloped upwards away from the audience. This is known as a rake or raked stage and improves the view and sound for the audience.

Rake is a software task management and build automation tool. It allows the user to specify tasks and describe dependencies as well as to group tasks in a namespace. It is similar to SCons and Make, b [..]

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 [..]

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 [..]

A rake is an angle of slope measured from horizontal, or 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 [..]

Rake. was an art rock/noise rock musical ensemble from Northern Virginia (near Washington, DC), founded in 1989. Not aligned with the post-punk/hardcore bands more commonly associated with the local u [..]

In structural geology, rake (or pitch) is formally defined as "the angle between a line [or a feature] and the strike line of the plane in which it is found", measured on the plane. The three-dimensi [..]

Rake is an Australian television program, produced by Essential Media and Entertainment, that first aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's ABC1 in 2010. The fourth series started on ABC TV [..]

Rake (レイク, Reiku, born August 15 ) is a Japanese singer-songwriter who debuted under Sony Music Entertainment Japan in 2010.

Rake is an American comedy-drama television series that is an adaptation of the Australian series of the same name, both of which are created by Peter Duncan. Duncan served as series producer with, am [..]

Rake. was an art rock/noise rock musical ensemble from Northern Virginia (near Washington, DC), founded in 1989. Not aligned with the post-punk/hardcore bands more commonly associated with the local u [..]