Rake
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Rake may refer to:
- Rake (tool), a long-handled tool with tines
- Rake (poker), the commission taken by a casino when hosting a poker game
- Rake (character), a stock character in a play or movie
- Rake receiver, a radio receiver
- Rake (software), a variant of the make program coded in the Ruby programming language
- Rake may also refer to various angles, usually from the vertical, such as the angle a ship's mast makes with the vertical when seen from the side
Rake may also refer to:
- The Rake, a Minnesota literary magazine
- The Rake's Progress is an English opera by Igor Stravinsky based on a series of illustrations by William Hogarth
- Raking fire, fire along the axis of a ship in naval warfare
Places named Rake
- Rake, Iowa, a city in Iowa, USA
- Rake, West Sussex, a village in West Sussex, England
[edit] See also
- Left-hand muting, a guitar playing technique, where one or more strings are muted before the intended notes when played

