gather vs rake

gather and rake both are nouns.

gather and rake both are verbs.

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

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

gather: assemble or get together
rake: gather with a rake

Other hyponyms of gather include marshal, mobilise, mobilize, summon, glean, harvest, reap, club, hive, salvage, scavenge, come up, muster, muster up, rally, summon, round up, cull, pick, pluck, nut, snail, bird-nest, birdnest, nest, oyster, sponge, pearl, clam, shock, heap up, pile up, stack up.

gather (noun)	rake (noun)
the act of gathering something	a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
sewing consisting of small folds or puckers made by pulling tight a thread in a line of stitching	degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
	a dissolute man in fashionable society

gather (verb)	rake (verb)
increase in amount by collecting or gathering	gather with a rake
increase or develop	level or smooth with a rake
conclude from evidence	scrape gently
assemble or get together	move through with or as if with a rake
draw together into folds or puckers	examine hastily
look for (food) in nature	sweep the length of
draw and bring closer
collect in one place
get people together

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