rasp — meaning in English

English meaning

• grater noun A kitchen tool with a rough, sharp-edged surface used to shred food such as cheese or vegetables into small pieces.
• rasp noun A coarse metal file with rough, pointed teeth, used to shape or smooth wood or other materials.

Senses

rasp is used for these senses in English:

• grater a tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump
• rasp A coarse file or filelike tool, 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.

rasp — full definition

1. noun A coarse metal file with rough, pointed teeth, used to shape or smooth wood or other materials.
2. verb To make a harsh, scraping sound, or to speak in a harsh, grating voice.