Gun and Rake

Gun

Gun verb - To strike with a missile from a gun.

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Rake and gun are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rake" instead a verb "Gun".

Nearby Word: gunroom

Rake verb - To look through (as a place) carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something.

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Gun and rake are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gun" instead a verb "Rake".

Nearby Words: raked, raker, raking

Rake Take: Happens to Tintin himself, but actually works to his advantage: As he is Müller's chauffeur Ivan with a gun, he steps on a rake, but as he is hit by it, he accidentally fires and shoots Ivan's hat off, scaring him into submission.

Source: Recap / Tintin The Black Island

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