Found 3 items, similar to Rasp.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: rasp parut, parutan, pencakar memarut
English → English (WordNet) Definition: rasp rasp n 1: uttering in an irritated tone [syn: rasping] 2: a coarse file with sharp pointed projections [syn: wood file ] rasp v 1: scrape with a rasp 2: utter in a grating voice
English → English (gcide) Definition: Rasp Rasp \Rasp\ (r[.a]sp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rasped (r[.a]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. Rasping.] [OF. rasper, F. r[^a]per, to scrape, grate, rasp, fr. OHG. rasp[=o]n to scrape together, to collect, probably akin to E. rap. Cf. Rap to snatch.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Rasp \Rasp\, n. [OE. raspe, OF. raspe, F. r[^a]pe. See Rasp, v.] [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. The raspberry. [Obs.] “Set sorrel amongst rasps, and the rasps will be the smaller.” --Bacon. [1913 Webster] Rasp palm (Bot.), a Brazilian palm tree (Iriartea exorhiza ) which has strong a["e]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. [1913 Webster]