Rasp : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Rasp	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for Rasp
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rasp n uttering in an irritated tone Synonym(s): rasp, rasping a coarse file with sharp pointed projections Synonym(s): rasp, wood file v scrape with a rasp utter in a grating voice
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rasp \Rasp\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rasped}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Rasping}.] [OF. rasper, F. r[83]per, to scrape, grate, rasp, fr. OHG. rasp[omac]n to scrape together, to collect, probably akin to E. rap. Cf. {Rap} to snatch.] 1. 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. 2. 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rasp \Rasp\, n. [OE. raspe, OF. raspe, F. r[83]pe. See {Rasp}, v.] 1. 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. 2. The raspberry. [Obs.] [bd]Set sorrel amongst rasps, and the rasps will be smaller.[b8] --Bacon. {Rasp palm} (Bot.), a Brazilian palm tree ({Iriartea exorhiza}) which has strong a[89]rial roots like a screw pine. The roots have a hard, rough surface, and are used by the natives for graters and rasps, whence the common name.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
RASP ["RASP - A Language with Operations on Fuzzy Sets", D.D. Djakovic, Comp Langs 13(3):143-148 (1988)]. (1995-05-10)