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rasp
[ rasp, rahsp ]
verb (used with object)
- to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.
- to scrape or rub roughly:
The glacier rasped the valley floor.
- to grate upon or irritate:
The sound rasped his nerves.
- to utter with a grating sound:
to rasp out an answer.
verb (used without object)
- to scrape or grate.
- to make a grating sound.
noun
- an act of rasping.
- a rasping sound.
- a coarse file, used mainly on wood, having separate conical teeth.
- (in an insect) a roughened surface used in stridulation.
rasp
1/ rɑːsp /
rasp
2/ rɑːsp /
noun
- a harsh grating noise
- a coarse file with rows of raised teeth
verb
- tr to scrape or rub (something) roughly, esp with a rasp; abrade
- to utter with or make a harsh grating noise
- to irritate (one's nerves or senses); grate (upon)
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Derived Forms
- ˈrasper, noun
- ˈraspish, adjective
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Other Words From
- raspish adjective
- un·rasped adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of rasp1
C16: from Old French raspe , of Germanic origin; compare Old High German raspōn to scrape
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Example Sentences
Using a rasp, zest the meyer lemon into the bowl and add the chopped herbs, anchovy, capers and a few grinds of black pepper.
From The Daily Beast
"I saw you as I was coming away from Kendrick's last night," he began, with a bickering rasp in his voice.
From Project Gutenberg
His throat was like sandpaper and the words came out in a rasp.
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Sixth, rasp off the outside edge of one end of the pipe as shown.
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If the branch is tapered with the rasp as shown the joint can be made very tight.
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Second, square the ends with the rasp, as previously explained.
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