"muckrake" meaning in All languages combined

See muckrake on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: muckrakes [plural]
Etymology: From muck + rake. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|muck|rake}} muck + rake Head templates: {{en-noun}} muckrake (plural muckrakes)
  1. A rake for scraping up dung. Translations (1. A rake for scraping up dung.): Mistgabel [feminine] (German), dyngraka (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-muckrake-en-noun-3Fi8Wz2W Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50

Verb [English]

Forms: muckrakes [present, singular, third-person], muckraking [participle, present], muckraked [participle, past], muckraked [past]
Etymology: From muck + rake. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|muck|rake}} muck + rake Head templates: {{en-verb}} muckrake (third-person singular simple present muckrakes, present participle muckraking, simple past and past participle muckraked)
  1. (intransitive) To search for and expose corruption or scandal, especially as a form of investigative journalism. Tags: intransitive Related terms: muckraker
    Sense id: en-muckrake-en-verb-AUiJ3nqC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Terms with German translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 66

Inflected forms

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