Rake

Rake may refer to:

Common uses

• Rake (tool), a horticultural implement, a long-handled tool with tines
• Rake (stock character), a man habituated to immoral conduct
• Rake (poker), the commission taken by the house when hosting a poker game
• Raking fire, fire along the axis of a ship in naval warfare

Arts and entertainment

Music

• Rake (band), a former American art rock/noise rock musical ensemble
• The Rakes, a former English post-punk band formed in 2003
• "Rake", a song by Sufjan Stevens from the 1999 album A Sun Came

Television

• Rake (Australian TV series), a 2010–2018 comedy-drama series
• Rake (American TV series), a 2014 adaptation of the Australian series

Other uses in arts and entertainment

• The Rake, a men's magazine
• The Rake, a creepypasta

People

• Rake (surname), including a list of people with the name
• Rake (singer), a Japanese singer-songwriter
• Rake Yohn (Edward Webb, born 1975), American TV personality

Places

• Rake, West Sussex, England
• Rake, Kostel, Slovenia
• Rake, Iowa, United States
• Rake Brook, a tributary of the River Roddlesworth in Lancashire, England

Science and technology

• Rake (angle), several uses
• Rake angle, a parameter in machining and cutting geometry
• Rake (cellular automaton), an automaton that leaves behind a trail of debris
• Rake (software), a software task management and a build automation tool
• Rake (geology), the angle between a feature on a bedding plane and the strike line

Transportation

• Rake, a measurement of steering axis angle in bicycle and motorcycle geometry
• Rake, the difference between front and rear ride heights of a car, created by wheel alignment
• Rake (train), a set of rolling stock coupled together

Other uses

• Rake (architecture), the slope of the roof at the end of a gable
• Rake (theatre), a theatre stage that slopes upward away from the audience
• Rake, or hooker, a position in rugby league football
• Rake, a lock picking device

See also

• Raking, a weighting method in statistics
• Reiki, a form of alternative medicine
• Rake receiver, a radio receiver
• Mash rake, a tool in brewing
• The Rake of Rivera, a nickname for Italian tycoon Gianni Agnelli