raise
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~ increase; "This will enhance your enjoyment"; "heighten the tension"
raise
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~ pronounce (vowels) by bringing the tongue closer to the roof of the mouth; "raise your `o'"
raise
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~ raise from a lower to a higher position; "Raise your hands"; "Lift a load"
raise
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~ raise the level or amount of something; "raise my salary"; "raise the price of bread"
rake
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~ examine hastily; "She scanned the newspaper headlines while waiting for the taxi"
rake
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~ move through with or as if with a rake; "She raked her fingers through her hair"
rake
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~ gather with a rake; "rake leaves"
rake
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~ scrape gently; "graze the skin"
rake
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~ level or smooth with a rake; "rake gravel"
rake
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~ sweep the length of; "The gunfire raked the coast"
rake in
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~ earn large sums of money; "Since she accepted the new position, she has been raking it in"
rake off
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~ take money from an illegal transaction
rally
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~ return to a former condition; "The jilted lover soon rallied and found new friends"; "The stock market rallied"
rally
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~ gather or bring together; "muster the courage to do something"; "she rallied her intellect"; "Summon all your courage"
rally
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~ call to arms; of military personnel
rally
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~ harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
rally
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~ gather; "drum up support"
ram
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~ undergo damage or destruction on impact; "the plane crashed into the ocean"; "The car crashed into the lamp post"
ram
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~ crowd or pack to capacity; "the theater was jampacked"
ram down
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~ teach by drills and repetition