rasp

Noun · Verb
Synonyms: raspingwood file

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. uttering in an irritated toneSynonyms: rasping
  2. a coarse file with sharp pointed projectionsSynonyms: wood file

Verb (2)

  1. scrape with a rasp
  2. utter in a grating voice
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Rasp \Rasp\ (r[.a]sp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rasped (r[.a]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. Rasping.] [OF. rasper, F. r[^a]per, to scrape, grate, rasp, fr. OHG. rasp[=o]n to scrape together, to collect, probably akin to E. rap. Cf. Rap to snatch.] [1913 Webster]

1.To rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with a rough file; as, to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder. [1913 Webster]

2.Hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language; as, some sounds rasp the ear; his insults rasped my temper. [1913 Webster]

Rasp \Rasp\, n. [OE. raspe, OF. raspe, F. r[^a]pe. See Rasp, v.] [1913 Webster]

1.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. [1913 Webster]

2.The raspberry. [Obs.] "Set sorrel amongst rasps, and the rasps will be the smaller." --Bacon. [1913 Webster]

Rasp palm (Bot.), a Brazilian palm tree (Iriartea exorhiza) which has strong aerial roots like a screw pine. The roots have a hard, rough surface, and are used by the natives for graters and rasps, whence the common name. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

RASP

<language> ["RASP - A Language with Operations on Fuzzy Sets", D.D. Djakovic, Comp Langs 13(3):143-148 (1988)].

(1995-05-10)

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