Beat
Beat verb - To strike repeatedly.
Rake
Rake verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old beat | old rake |
| best | best beat | best rake |
| long | long beat | long rake |
| actual | actual beat | actual rake |
| Other adjectives: constant, last, sexy. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Within the English tradition, a falling strike is known as a "hawk." A slicing cut similar to the German schnitt is known as a "rake." A "rabbit" is a cut or beat to the opponent's weapon to gain the line for an attack.
- In "The Rake's Song", he reveals he poisoned his elder daughter, drowned the younger, and beat his son to death then burned his body because the boy dared to fight back.
Source: Monster / Other Media -
When discussing his arching plans with Monstroso, he suggests "coating the Venture compound with honey so he's devoured by ants and jiggers" and then "stick him in a bag and beat him with a rake." Monstroso shoots down both plans as being stupid.
Source: Minion with an F in Evil
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