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noun

rasp

rahsp
noun
1
A coarse metal file with rough, pointed teeth, used to shape or smooth wood or other materials.
"He used a rasp to shape the edge of the wooden spoon."
verb
1
To make a harsh, scraping sound, or to speak in a harsh, grating voice.
"His voice rasped after the long cold."
""Get out," he rasped."

How to Use Rasp

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA rough scraping tool, or the harsh grating sound/voice it evokes.

Common pairings
a rasping voice rasp of a file

Word Forms

rasped past tense, rasps plural, rasps plural, rasps singular

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Etymology

From Old French rasper, ultimately from a Germanic root meaning "to scrape."

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