Rasp

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • v. To file or scrape with a coarse file having sharp projections.
  • v. To utter in a grating voice.
  • v. To grate on (nerves or feelings).
  • verb-intransitive. To scrape harshly; grate.
  • verb-intransitive. To make a harsh grating sound.
  • n. A coarse file with sharp, raised, pointed projections.
  • n. The act of filing with a rasp.
  • n. A harsh grating sound.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.
  • n. The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound.
  • n. The raspberry.
  • v. To use a rasp
  • v. To make a noise similar to the one a rasp in use makes; to utter rasps
  • v. To work something with a rasp
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • v. To rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with a rough file
  • v. Hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language
  • n. A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.
  • n. The raspberry.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To abrade by rubbing or grating with a coarsely rough instrument; grate, or grate away, with a rasp or something comparable to it.
  • Figuratively, to affect or perform harshly, as if by the use of a rasp; grate upon; utter with a rough and jarring effect: as, to rasp one's feelings; to rasp out a refusal.
  • To rub against something gratingly; produce a rasping effect: as, the vessel rasped against the quay: literally or figuratively.
  • n. A coarse form of file, having its surface dotted with separate protruding teeth, formed by the indentations of a pointed punch.
  • n. A machine or large instrument for use in rasping; a rasper.
  • n. The radula or odontophore of a mollusk; the lingual ribbon. See cut under radula.
  • n. A rasping surface.
  • n. The rough surface of the tongue of some animals.
  • n. The fruit of the common (European) raspberry. See raspberry.
  • To belch; eject wind from the stomach.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. utter in a grating voice
  • v. scrape with a rasp
  • n. a coarse file with sharp pointed projections
  • n. uttering in an irritated tone
  • Verb Form
    rasped    rasping    rasps   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    mouth    verbalise    speak    verbalize    utter    talk    rub down    rub off    corrade    abrade   
    Form
    rasped    rasping   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    scrapy   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    agasp    asp    clasp    gasp    grasp   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    hoarse    throaty    raucous    husky    hiss    harsh    croak    scrape    rattle    raspy