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   rasp

   /rɑːsp/

   noun

   • 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

   • 1. make a harsh, grating noise: "my breath rasped in my throat"
   • ▪ say in a harsh, grating voice: "‘Stay where you are!’ he rasped" Similar croaksay/utter hoarselysquawkshrillcaw
   • 2. scrape or file (something) with a rasp: "the horse has to be sedated for its teeth to be rasped" Similar scrapefilerubabradegratesandsandpaperscratchscourtechnical:excoriate
   • ▪ (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"

   Word Origin Middle English (as a verb): from Old French rasper, perhaps of Germanic origin.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   What does rasped mean?

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   What does the word 'rasp' mean?

   • The meaning of 'rasp' is 'to rub with something rough; specifically : to abrade with a rasp'. For example, in a sentence: 'He rasp-ed the rust off the old metal surface'.

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   What does rasping sound mean?

   • to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument. The glacier rasped the valley floor. The sound rasped his nerves. to rasp out an answer. to scrape or grate. to make a grating sound. 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.

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   How do you use a rasp on a pipe?

   • His throat was like sandpaper and the words came out in a rasp. Sixth, rasp off the outside edge of one end of the pipe as shown. If the branch is tapered with the rasp as shown the joint can be made very tight. Second, square the ends with the rasp, as previously explained. Rasp definition: to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument..

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   to make a rough unpleasant sound, especially while breathing or speaking: I heard his breath rasping in his chest. The gunman rasped (out) an urgent order (= gave it in an unpleasant-sounding voice) to the other members of the gang. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Sounds made by humans with their mouths. catcaller. catcalling.

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     RASPED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of rasp...

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   Define rasped. rasped synonyms, rasped pronunciation, rasped translation, English dictionary definition of rasped. n. 1. A coarse file with sharp, pointed projections. 2. The act of filing with a rasp. 3. A harsh grating sound. v. rasped , rasp·ing , rasps v. tr. 1.

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   to rub with something rough; specifically : to abrade with a rasp; to grate upon : irritate; to utter in a raspy tone… See the full definition

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   RASP definition: 1. a tool with a rough blade, used for shaping wood or metal 2. a rough unpleasant noise, like…. Learn more.

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   Rasp definition: to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.. See examples of RASP used in a sentence.

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   Rasped definition: Simple past tense and past participle of <i><a>rasp.</a></i>.