See Also: rake 2, verb(dictionary)
nicker(4)(dictionary)
nicker(7)(dictionary)
nicker(6)(dictionary)
nicker(5)(dictionary)
nicker(3)(dictionary)
nicker(1)(dictionary)
nicker(medicine)
Nicker nut(medicine)
nicker(2)(dictionary)

nicker(5) (iou) and rake 2, verb (oh)


nicker(5) (iou)



nicker noun5. Scot. & north. L18.
[Imit.: cf. NICKER verb.]
A neigh, a neighing sound; a snigger.

rake 2, verb (oh)



2 v
[I and T] to move a rake across a surface in order to make the soil level, gather dead leaves etc
rake sth over/up
::She raked the soil over to loosen the weeds.
[I always + adverb/preposition] to search a place very carefully for something
rake through/around
::I've been raking through my drawers looking for those tickets.
[T] to point something such as a gun, camera, or strong light, and keep moving across an area
-synonym sweep sweep
::The searchlight raked the open ground around the prison.
rake sth with sth
::They raked the room with gunfire.
[T] to push a stick backwards and forwards in a fire in order to remove ashes
rake over the past/old coals
to keep talking about something that happened in the past that people would prefer you not to mention
rake your fingers (through sth)
to pull your fingers through something or across a surface
::Ken raked his fingers through his hair.
rake in [rake sth ¡û¡ú in] phr v
to earn a lot of money without trying very hard
::Lou's been raking in the dollars since he opened his business.
::If someone opened a burger bar, they'd really rake it in .
rake up [rake sth ¡û¡ú up] phr v
to talk about something from the past that people would prefer you not to mention
-synonym dredge up dredge up
::It upsets Dad when that story is raked up again.
also rake sth ¡û¡ú together
to collect things or people together for a purpose, but with difficulty
::They could only rake up $300.