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/ɹæsp/ · noun
A coarse file or filelike tool, 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..
the rasp of her perpetual cough
“No. I am going to feed you to the children,” rasped Burt, his laugh rattling around his throat, prising Dad’s fingers one by one off his apron.
to rasp wood to make it smooth
to rasp bones to powder
Some sounds rasp the ear.
His insults rasped my temper.
Set sorrel amongst rasps, and the rasps will be smaller.
Use rasp when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Rasp means A coarse file or filelike tool, 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..
Common synonyms include rasping, wood file.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
the rasp of her perpetual cough
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