rasp
rasp Lexical Profile
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• noun
A harsh, grating sound or a hoarse quality in a person's voice.
"Years of shouting on the trading floor had left a permanent rasp in his voice."
A coarse file with raised, pointed teeth on its surface, used for shaping or smoothing wood, metal, or other hard materials.
"The cabinetmaker used a heavy steel rasp to shape the curved legs of the oak chair."
• verb
To make a harsh, grating sound, or to utter something in a hoarse, rough voice.
"Parched from the long hike, she could only rasp a request for water."
To scrape, file, or rub a hard surface with a coarse tool or rough object.
"He had to rasp the swollen wooden door edge so it would close properly in the humid weather."
• Rhymes for rasp
Word Origin & Etymology
Middle English, from Old French 'rasper' (to scrape or grate), of Germanic origin and related to Old High German 'raspon' (to gather hastily or scrape together).