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# rasp

noun (a rasp, rasps); verb (rasp, rasps, rasped, rasping)

«rasp» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A rasp is a rough harsh sound, like a scraping voice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rasp/#m1)
2. A rasp is a coarse file, a tool for shaping wood or metal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rasp/#m2)
3. (verb) To rasp is to say something in a rough, harsh voice, or to scrape with a rough tool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rasp/#m3)

### In the lessons

In stories it describes a rough voice or sound («a rasping voice»); in design and technology lessons it is a tool. Phrases: a rasping voice, rasp the wood.

### Examples

- «Who's there?» rasped the old man. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rasp/#x1)
- We used a rasp to smooth the wooden edge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rasp/#x2)
- His cough had a rasp to it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rasp/#x3)
- The door rasped on the stone floor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rasp/#x4)
- The cat's tongue feels rough like a rasp. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rasp/#x5)
- Her voice was a dry rasp after the cold. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rasp/#x6)

### Note

Rhymes with «grasp». Past: rasped. Do not confuse with «raspberry».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «rasp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/R/rasp/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«rasp» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rasp.html) on Mova free.