brush vs rake

brush and rake both are nouns.

brush and rake both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
brush	Yes	No	Yes	No
rake	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rake is a hyponym of brush; that is, rake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than brush:

brush: touch lightly and briefly
rake: scrape gently

Other hyponyms of brush include crease, graze, flick.

brush (noun)	rake (noun)
a minor short-term fight	a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
the act of brushing your hair	degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
the act of brushing your teeth	a dissolute man in fashionable society
contact with something dangerous or undesirable
a bushy tail or part of a bushy tail (especially of the fox)
an implement that has hairs or bristles firmly set into a handle
conducts current between rotating and stationary parts of a generator or motor
momentary contact
a dense growth of bushes

brush (verb)	rake (verb)
remove with or as if with a brush	gather with a rake
touch lightly and briefly	level or smooth with a rake
rub with a brush, or as if with a brush	scrape gently
clean with a brush	move through with or as if with a rake
cover by brushing	examine hastily
sweep across or over	sweep the length of

Difference between brush and rake

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