rake vs brush

rake and brush both are nouns.

rake and brush both are verbs.

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

As verbs, brush is a hypernym of rake; that is, brush is a word with a broader meaning than rake:

rake: scrape gently
brush: touch lightly and briefly

rake (noun)	brush (noun)
a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil	a minor short-term fight
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane	the act of brushing your hair
a dissolute man in fashionable society	the act of brushing your teeth
	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

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

Difference between rake and brush

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