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- Dictionaryrasp/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"
- 2. scrape or file (something) with a rasp: "the horse has to be sedated for its teeth to be rasped" Similar
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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.
The meaning of RASP is to rub with something rough; specifically : to abrade with a rasp. How to use rasp in a sentence.
If something rasps or if you rasp it, it makes a harsh, unpleasant sound as it rubs against something hard or rough.
RASP meaning: 1. a tool with a rough blade, used for shaping wood or metal 2. a rough unpleasant noise, like…. Learn more.
Rasp definition: to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument.. See examples of RASP used in a sentence.
The tool called a rasp is a special kind of wood file that's much coarser than sandpaper, and when you use it, you rasp. If you've ever cared for a horse's hooves, you may have also used a rasp to file them. The "speak gratingly" meaning of rasp comes from the "scraping" sense of the word.
Definition of rasp noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definition of rasp verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. a harsh grating noise. 2. (Tools) a coarse file with rows of raised teeth. vb. 3. ( tr) to scrape or rub (something) roughly, esp with a rasp; abrade. 4. to utter with or make a harsh grating noise.
Rasp Definition. A coarse file with sharp, pointed projections. A type of rough file with raised points instead of ridges, used esp. on wood. An act of rasping. A rough, grating sound. To scrape or rub with or as with a file. To utter in a rough, grating tone. To scrape roughly; grate.
