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rake vs run down

run down vs rake

rake is a noun but run down is not a noun.

rake and run down both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
rake Yes No Yes No
run down No No Yes No
As verbs, rake and run down are synonyms defined as:
  • rake and run down: examine hastily
Other synonyms of rake include glance over, scan, skim.
rake (noun) run down (noun)
a long-handled tool with a row of teeth at its head; used to move leaves or loosen soil
degree of deviation from a horizontal plane
a dissolute man in fashionable society
rake (verb) run down (verb)
gather with a rake use up all one's strength and energy and stop working
level or smooth with a rake injure or kill by knocking (someone or something) down and passing over the body, as with a vehicle
scrape gently pursue until captured
move through with or as if with a rake move downward
examine hastily examine hastily
sweep the length of deplete
trace
Difference between rake and run down

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