Definitions for RASPræsp, rɑsp
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
raspræsp, rɑsp(v.t.)
to scrape or abrade with or as if with a rough instrument.
to grate upon or irritate:
The sound rasped his nerves.
to utter with a grating sound:
to rasp out an order.
(v.i.)to scrape or grate.
to make a grating sound.
(n.)an act of rasping.
a rasping sound.
a coarse file, used mainly on wood, having separate conical teeth.
Category: Building Trades
(in an insect) a roughened surface used in stridulation.
Category: Entomology
Origin of rasp:
1200–50; < OF rasper to scrape, grate
rasp′ish(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
rasp, rasping(noun)
uttering in an irritated tone
rasp, wood file(verb)
a coarse file with sharp pointed projections
rasp(verb)
scrape with a rasp
rasp(verb)
utter in a grating voice
Wiktionary
rasp(Noun)
A coarse file (tool)
rasp(Noun)
The sound made by this tool when used
rasp(Verb)
To use a rasp
rasp(Verb)
To make a noise similar to the one a rasp in use makes; to utter rasps
rasp(Verb)
To work something with a rasp
Webster Dictionary
Rasp(verb)
to rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with a rough file; as, to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder
Rasp(verb)
hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language; as, some sounds rasp the ear; his insults rasped my temper
Rasp(u)
a coarse file, 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(u)
the raspberry
Translations for RASP
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
grater(noun)
an instrument with a rough surface on which cheese, vegetables etc can be grated.
- rasperAfrikaans
- مِبْشَرَهArabic
- стъргалоBulgarian
- raladorPortuguese (BR)
- struhadloCzech
- die ReibeGerman
- rivejernDanish
- τρίφτηςGreek
- ralladorSpanish
- riivEstonian
- رندهFarsi
- raastinFinnish
- râpeFrench
- מִגרֶדֶתHebrew
- सब्जी इत्यादि कतरने की मशीनHindi
- ribežCroatian
- (konyhai) reszelőHungarian
- parutIndonesian
- rifjárnIcelandic
- grattugiaItalian
- おろし金Japanese
- 강판Korean
- tarkaLithuanian
- rīveLatvian
- parutMalay
- raspDutch
- rivjernNorwegian
- tarkaPolish
- رندهPersian
- توزلPashto
- raladorPortuguese
- răzătoareRomanian
- тёркаRussian
- strúhadloSlovak
- strgaloSlovenian
- rendeSerbian
- rivjärnSwedish
- ที่ขูดThai
- rendeTurkish
- 擦菜板Chinese (Trad.)
- тертка, тертушкаUkrainian
- ٹکڑے کرنے والا آلہUrdu
- bàn xátVietnamese
- 擦菜板Chinese (Simp.)
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