What does RASP mean?
Definitions for RASP
ræsp, rɑsprasp
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Princeton's WordNet
rasp, raspingnoun
uttering in an irritated tone
rasp, wood fileverb
a coarse file with sharp pointed projections
raspverb
scrape with a rasp
raspverb
utter in a grating voice
Wiktionary
raspnoun
A coarse file (tool)
raspnoun
The sound made by this tool when used
raspverb
To use a rasp
raspverb
To make a noise similar to the one a rasp in use makes; to utter rasps
raspverb
To work something with a rasp
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Raspnoun
A delicious berry that grows on a species of the bramble; a raspberry.
Etymology: raspo, Italian.
Sorrel set amongst rasps, and the rasps will be the smaller. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
Now will the corinths, now the rasps supply
Delicious draughts, when prest to wines. Philips.Raspnoun
A large rough file, commonly used to wear away wood.
Etymology: from the verb.
Case-hardening is used by file-cutters, when they make coarse files, and generally most rasps have formerly been made of iron and case-hardened. Joseph Moxon, Mechanical Exercises.
To RASPverb
To rub to powder with a very rough file.
Etymology: raspen, Dutch; rasper, Fr. raspare, Italian.
Some authors have advised the rasping of these bones; but in this case it is needless. Richard Wiseman, Surgery.
Having prepared hard woods and ivory for the lathe with rasping, they pitch it between the pikes. Joseph Moxon.
Wikipedia
RASP
A rasp is a tool used for shaping wood or other material.
ChatGPT
rasp
A rasp is a long, flat tool with a rough surface used for shaping or smoothing wood or other hard materials. The rough surface consists of small, sharp points, similar to a file. It can also refer to a harsh, grating noise or a coarse quality in a person's voice.
Webster Dictionary
Raspverb
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
Raspverb
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
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
the raspberry
Etymology: [OF. rasper, F. rper, to scrape, grate, rasp, fr. OHG. raspn to scrape together, to collect, probably akin to E. rap. Cf. Rap to snatch.]
Wikidata
Rasp
A rasp is a tool used for shaping wood or other material. It consists of a point or the tip, then a long steel bar or the belly, then the heel or bottom, then the tang. The tang is joined to a handle, usually made of plastic or wood. The bar has sharp teeth. Rasps generally cut more coarsely than files.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Rasp
rasp, v.t. to rub with a coarse file: to utter in a grating manner.—v.i. to have a grating effect.—n. a coarse file.—ns. Rasp′atory, a surgeon's rasp; Rasp′er, that which rasps: (coll.) a difficult fence; Rasp′-house, a place where wood is reduced to powder for dyeing; Rasp′ing, a filing.—adj. exasperating.—adv. Rasp′ingly.—ns. Rasp′ing-machine′, a bark-cutting machine; Rasp′ing-mill; Rasp′-punch, a tool for cutting the teeth of rasps.—adj. Rasp′y, rough. [O. Fr. rasper (Fr. râper)—Old High Ger. raspōn, whence Ger. raspeln, to rasp.]
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RASP
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rasp is ranked #44957 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Rasp surname appeared 477 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rasp.
94.7% or 452 total occurrences were White.
2.7% or 13 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
1.6% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.
Anagrams for RASP »
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spar
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of RASP in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of RASP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9
Examples of RASP in a Sentence
Limpets need high-strength teeth to rasp over rock surfaces and remove algae for feeding when the tide is in, we discovered that the fibres of goethite are just the right size to make up a resilient composite structure.
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