Rasp

  • 11rasp — index erode, irritate Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 12rasp — (rasp) 1. a coarse file used in surgery. Called also raspatory and xyster. 2. to file with this instrument …

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  • 13rasp — vb *scrape, scratch, grate, grind Analogous words: *abrade, excoriate, chafe, fret: *irritate, exasperate, aggravate: *annoy, vex, irk, bother …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 14rasp — [v] grind, rub abrade, bray, excoriate, file, grate, irk, irritate, jar, pound, raze, rub, sand, scour, scrape, scratch, vex, wear; concepts 7,19 …

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  • 15rasp|er — «RAS puhr, RAHS », noun. 1. a person or thing that rasps. 2. a machine for scraping sugar cane …

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  • 16rasp — I rasp 1. rasp sb., en, e, ene (en grov fil) II rasp 2. rasp sb., en (knust brød) III rasp 3. rasp sb., et, rasp, ene (det at raspe) …

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  • 17rasp — {{11}}rasp (n.) coarse file, 1540s, from M.Fr. raspe, from O.Fr. rasper to rasp (see RASP (Cf. rasp) (v.)). {{12}}rasp (v.) c.1300, to scrape, from M.Du. raspen, O.Fr. rasper to grate, rasp, from a W.Gmc. source (Cf. O.E. gehrespan) akin to the… …

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  • 18Rasp — For the RASP computing model, see Random access stored program machine. Wood rasp …

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  • 19rasp — [[t]rɑ͟ːsp, ræ̱sp[/t]] rasps, rasping, rasped 1) VERB If someone rasps, their voice or breathing is harsh and unpleasant to listen to. [V with quote] Where ve you put it? he rasped... He fell back into the water, his breath rasping in his heaving …

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  • 20rasp — I UK [rɑːsp] / US [ræsp] verb Word forms rasp : present tense I/you/we/they rasp he/she/it rasps present participle rasping past tense rasped past participle rasped 1) [intransitive/transitive] to make an unpleasant sound as if two rough surfaces …

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