raspnoun
uk/rɑːsp/us/ræsp/rasp noun (TOOL)
[ C ] a tool with a rough blade, used for shaping wood or metal
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Tools
- adze
- Allen key
- anvil
- auger
- awl
- axe
- excavator
- grappling iron/hook
- grindstone
- guillotine
- hacksaw
- hatchet
- mallet
- plunger
- reamer
- sander
- sandpaper
- scissor
- scissors
- vane
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rasp noun (SOUND)
[ S ] a rough unpleasant noise, like metal being rubbed against metal:
There was the rasp of a bolt and the door suddenly opened.
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Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
- chime
- chug
- clash
- crackling
- ding
- ding-a-ling
- ding-dong
- fizz
- hoot
- knock
- pip
- ringer
- rumbling
- sing
- slam
- thud
- ting
- twang
- whine
- whistle
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raspverb
uk/rɑːsp/us/ræsp/rasp verb (MAKE SOUND)
[ I or T ] to make a rough unpleasant sound, especially while breathing or speaking:
I heard his breath rasping in his chest.
The gunman rasped (out) an urgent order (= gave it in an unpleasant-sounding voice) to the other members of the gang.
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Sounds made by humans with their mouths
- boom
- catcall
- cheer
- crow
- cry
- gasp
- groan
- hoot
- keen
- laugh, shout, scream, etc. your head off idiom
- moan
- raspberry
- roar
- sibilant
- squall
- wail
- whistle
- whoop
- wolf whistle
- yowl
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rasp verb (RUB)
[ T ] to rub something roughly:
The horse rasped my hand with his tongue as I fed him the apple.
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Scratching and rubbing
- abrade
- abrasion
- chafe
- erode
- grate
- graze
- grind
- rub
- rub sth/sb down
- rubdown
- scour
- scour sth out
- scrape
- scratch
- smooth
- tickle
- towel
- wear
- wear (sth) away
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