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Rasp

rɑːsp

Rasp definitions
noun
rasp rasps
  1. a harsh, grating noise

    "the rasp of the engine"

  2. a coarse file or similar metal tool for scraping, filing, or rubbing down objects of metal, wood, or other hard material
verb
rasp rasped rasping rasps
  1. make a harsh, grating noise

    "my breath rasped in my throat"

    • say in a harsh, grating voice

      "‘Stay where you are!’ he rasped"

  2. scrape or file (something) with a rasp

    "the horse has to be sedated for its teeth to be rasped"

    • (of a rough surface or object) scrape in a painful or unpleasant way

      "the bark was deeply grooved, rasping her fingers"

    • remove something by scraping it off

      "more enamel is rasped off the upper outside edges of the teeth"