This figurative meaning refers to sweeping, searching, or examining an area systematically.
Searchlights raked the hillside.
Reporters raked through the old records.
Usually used as rake in, this informal meaning refers to earning or collecting a great deal of money.
The film raked in millions at the box office.
The company is raking in profits.
This old-fashioned meaning refers to a wealthy or fashionable man known for immoral behavior and sexual affairs.
The novel's hero begins as a selfish rake.
Society viewed him as a notorious rake.
