Rasp

Definitions: Rasp

Rasp

Noun

1. Uttering in an irritated tone.

2. A coarse file with sharp pointed projections.

Verb

1. Scrape with a rasp.

2. Utter in a grating voice.

Date "rasp" was first used: some time around 1250. (references)

Domain	Definitions
Computing	RASP ["RASP - A Language with Operations on Fuzzy Sets", D.D. Djakovic, Comp Langs 13(3):143-148 (1988)]. (1995-05-10). Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing.
Environment	A machine that grinds waste into a manageable material and helps prevent odor. (references)
	A machine for grinding waste, largely domestic waste; it consists of arms rotating over a perforated plate which has an abrasive effect on the waste. Source: European Union. (references)
Industry	Device having segmented blades or points, used for roughening rubber surfaces. Source: European Union. (references)
Mining	An instrument used in a borehole for fishing operations, for reducing the length of the box, or for coupling lost tools. Also called mill; rose bit. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
RASP	English	Rapid Assessment Surveys of Poverty	Statistics
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Synonyms: Rasp

Synonyms: rasping (n), wood file (n). (additional references)

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Friction	Verb: rub, scratch, scrape, scrub, slide, fray, rasp, graze, curry, scour, polish, rub out, wear down, gnaw; file, grind. (reduce to powder).
Pulverulence	Reduce to powder, grind to powder; pulverize, comminute, granulate, triturate, levigate; scrape, file, abrade, rub down, grind, grate, rasp, pound, bray, bruise; contuse, contund; beat, crush, cranch, craunch, crunch, scranch, crumble, disintegrate; attenuate .
	Mill, arrastra, gristmill, grater, rasp, file, mortar and pestle, nutmeg grater, teeth, grinder, grindstone, kern, quern, koniology.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Crosswords: Rasp

English words defined with "rasp": rasp fern, Rasp palm, Raspatory, Rasped, Rugine. (references)

Specialty definitions using "rasp": assembler-insulator ♦ BEVELER ♦ FURNITURE ASSEMBLER ♦ MANNEQUIN SANDER AND FINISHER, MOLD OPERATOR ♦ paper finisher, parts assembler ♦ SHOEMAKER, CUSTOM. (references)

Etymologies containing "rasp": rapier, Raspatory, raspberry. (references)

Non-English Usage: "Rasp" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses.

Swedish (file, rasp).

Domain

Usage

Movie/TV Titles

Rasp (1971)

The Rasp (1932)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
Books	A.33 BERRIES, RASP & BLACK (reference) Be an Outrageous Older Woman: A Rasp (reference) The Rasp (reference) The rasp of war : the letters of H. A. Gwynne to the Countess Bathurst, 1914-1918 (reference) (more book examples)

Consumer Goods	Cooper Group WC1N 1/2" Wood Chisel/Wood Rasp (reference) Coopertools 23859 8" Woodcraft Rasp (reference) Fein 63731001014 Carbide Coated Power Rasp (reference) (more baby examples; more wireless phone examples; more garden examples; more kitchen examples; more tool examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

"Rasp" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 82.67% of the time. "Rasp" is used about 75 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Noun (singular)	82.67%	62	42,755
Lexical Verb (infinitive)	8%	6	143,867
Lexical Verb (base form)	8%	6	143,867
Noun (proper)	1.33%	1	339,140
Total	100.00%	75	N/A

The following table summarizes the usage of "rasp" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.

Name	Usage/Gender	Usage per 100 million Persons	Rank in USA
Rasp	Last name	200	34,922
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Expressions using "rasp": rasp fern ♦ rasp palm. Additional references.
Hyphenated Usage
	Beginning with "rasp": rasp-like.
	Ending with "rasp": multi-rasp.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.

Language		Translations for "rasp"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Albanian		rrashpë, rende (grater), grij me rende, çirrje (laceration, rant), cingris, fërkoj (burnish, caress, massage, pet, rub, rub down, shine), gërryej (be corroded, be eroded, cave, chew, corrode, dredge, erode, gouge, hollow out, honeycomb, scoop out, scuff, tear, tear to pieces), gërvimë (burr, creak, crunch, scratch, squeak), çirrem (pipe, yell), gdhend (adz, adze, carve, chase, chisel, die, enchase, engrave, gouge, incise, inscribe, intaglio, Nick, polish, refine, sculp, sculpt, sculpture, shape, shave), zemërim (anger, bitterness, chafe, conniption, Dander, dudgeon, effervescence, effervescency, exasperation, excitement, huff, impatience, indignation, ire, Paddy, paddywhack, passion, petulance, rage, spite, wax, wrath), limë e ashpër, mjedër (raspberry, raspberry cane), nevrikos, pezmatim (Dander, exasperation, inflammation, irritation), gërvin (burr, creak, crunch, scratch, squeak). (various references)

Arabic		‏مقشطة (scraper), ‏مبرد محبب, ‏قال بنبرات مهاجة, ‏حك (abrade, abrasion, friction, itch, paw, polish, rub, sand, scrabble, scrape, scraping, scrubbing), ‏حدث صوتا خشنا, ‏حدث صريرا (grit, grit one's teeth), ‏عرموش, ‏صر (chirr, creak, grate, insist, jar, persist, play up, press, screech, squeak, squeal), ‏أزعج (ail, annoy, beset, bother, burn, discompose, disquiet, disrupt, distress, disturb, get in the way, get on smb.'s nerves, gig, gnaw, grate, hamper, harass, importune, incommode, inconvenience, infest, intrude, irk, irritate, jolt, molest, nag, niggle, obsess, offend, pain, peck, peeve, perturb, pester, plague, possess, prickle, put out, rattle, ruffle, saddle, torment, trouble, upset, vex), ‏برد (chill, cold, coldness, freshen, hail, quench, refrigerate), ‏بشر (bode, break the news, buoyancy, foretoken, man, person, presage, promise, prophesy). (various references)

Bulgarian		раздразнение (aggravation, annoyance, chagrin, exasperation, fret, gall, heat, irritation, peeve, snit, soreness, vexation, warmth), дразня (annoy, bait, bosh, bugger about, bullyrag, burn up, dig, exacerbate, fetch, fray, fuss, gall, gravel, gripe, harass, irritate, jar, jive, mad, madden, nag, niggle, nip, offend, peeve, pinprick, piss off, play up, provoke, rag, rib, ride, rile, rub, spite, tease, titillate, try, twit, vex, worry), изчегъртвам, изстъргвам (abrade, rase, raze, scrape, scrape away), пила (file, key-file, rasper, rubber, scalper), пиля (file), малина (raspberry), дразнене (harassment, jar, provocation, vexation), казвам с рязък глас, стъргане (scrape), раздразвам (aggravate, irritate, madden, nettle, nip, vex), рашпила (rasper), скрибуцам (creak, screak, scroop), скрибуцане (scroop), стържа (grate, grind, scrape), стържене (grind), казвам с груб глас. (various references)

Chinese		粗�"�. (various references)

Czech		rašplovat, rašple, zaškřehotat, skřípat (creak, gnash, grate, grind, jar, scream, scroop, scrunch), skřípìní, opilovat, hrubý pilník, drásat nervy, chraplavost. (various references)

Danish		ribbe (batten, batten plate, channel, distortion of the mesh, feather, fin, gill, rib, shaving board, shim, stall bar, stay plate, strengthening rib, tie plate, veins, wall-bar, web), rasp (buffer, grater), slagleribbe (channel), grovfil (grater). (various references)

Dutch		raspen (grate). (various references)

Esperanto		raspi (grate). (various references)

Farsi		تراش دادن (Lathe), سوهان زدن (Float), سوهان , صدای سوهان , باصدای سوهان گوش راازردن . (various references)

Finnish		raastin (grater), kaapia (grate, paw, scrape). (various references)

French		râper, râpe. (various references)

German		raspeln (grate, to rasp), Raspel (grated chocolate, grater), feilen (file, file off, filing, hone down, to rasp). (various references)

Greek		ράσπα (buffer). (various references)

Hebrew		משוף (file, grater), לשיף (file, scrape), לקרצף (curry, pare, scrape, wisp), לצרום (grate), לצרצר (chirp, grate), צרצור (chirping, noise of cricket, stridulation). (various references)

Hungarian		ráspoly (file). (various references)

Icelandic		raspa (grate). (various references)

Indonesian		pencakar (purgavit, scrapper), parutan, parut (grater, scar, scratch). (various references)

Italian		raspa (doctor, doctor blade, doctor knife, grater). (various references)

Japanese Kanji		雁木鑢 , 鑢 (file). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		が�"ぎやすり, やすり (file). (various references)

Manx		shleeuan yiarn, screebey (abrade, abrasion, chafe, claw, dress, friction, grate, graze, itch, scrape, scrape along, scraping, scratch, scrawl, scuffle, stridulate, striking), jeesternee (grating, grind, jarring, rasping), craiughey (canker, corrode, corrosion, wasting), craiughan (file), caigney (chew, file, gnaw, mumble, munch), caignan (file). (various references)

Pig Latin		aspray.(various references)

Portuguese		grosa (file, grater, gross). (various references)

Romanian		rade (contuse, efface, erase, grate, obliterate, pare, raze, scrape, shave), raşpel, rãzui (abrade, erase, grate, grind, raze, regrate, scrape, scratch), rãzãtoare (grater), zãngãnit (chink, clang, clangour, clank, clanking, clash, clatter), zãngãni (chink, clang, clank, clash, clatter, jingle, rattle), vorbi tãios (speak dagger), scârţâi (creak, crunch, groan, jar, scrape, scratch, screak, squeak), irita (aggravate, annoy, chafe, crab, exacerbate, exasperate, fret, heat, irritate, nettle, pique, relax, ruffle, stroke smb.'s hair the wrong way, vex), gelui (plane, shave), enerva (aggravate, annoy, chafe, fidget, gall, get on one's nerves, grieve, irritate, nettle, vex, worry). (various references)

Russian		раздражать (acerbate, annoy, exacerbate, exasperate, gall, get in smb.'s hair, get on one's nerves, grate, innervate, irk, irritate, jar, madden, peeve, put out, rile, roil, ruffle), дребезжание (chatter, rattle), дребезжать (chatter, jar, rattle), напильник (file, file-cabinet), говорить скрипучим голосом, терпуг, досада (annoyance, chagrin, disappointment, discontent, exasperation, ire, nuisance, pinprick, pique, vexation), терка (float, grater), строгать (plane, shape, shave, whittle), раздражение (annoyance, exasperation, fret, galling, inflammation, irritation, petulance, pique, provocation, ruffle, senitization, vexation), рашпиль (grater, rasie), скоблить (scrape), скрежет (grinding, gritting), скрежетать (gnash, grind), скрести, тереть на терке (grate). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		turpija (file), trenica (grater), strugati (grind, plane, scrape), škripav zvuk, škripati (bleep, crackle, creak, grate, gride, grit, scrape, screak, scroop, squeak). (various references)

Spanish		raspador (grater, pig, rabbit, rabbler, raspatory, scraper, scratcher), escofina (grater, rasper). (various references)

Swedish		strävt ljud, fil (computer file, file, Lane, line, processed sour milk, rank, row, turn). (various references)

Thai		เสียงการถู�"้วยตะไบที่หยาบ, พู�"�"้วยเสียงห้าว, ถู�"้วยตะไบหยาบ, ตะไบชนิ�"หนึ่ง. (various references)

Turkish		rencide etmek (aggrieve, hurt, offend), yaralamak (bruise, chafe, hit, hurt, injure, lacerate, maul, pip, prick, scotch, wound), törpülemek (file), törpü sesi, törpü (file), sinirini bozmak (annoy, get on one's nerves, Harry, irritate, unman, unnerve, unstring), sinir etmek (annoy, bother, discomfit, get on one's nerves, irritate, jangle one's nerves, make angry, nettle, peeve, rattle, rub smb. up the wrong way, string up), kulak tırmalamak (grate on the ear, jar), kızgın bir sesle söylemek, eğelemek (file), eğe (file). (various references)

Ukranian		скрегіт (gnash, knack), скребти (scrape), рашпіль (broiler, grater), тертушка (grater, shredder), терти (beat, chafe, fridge, grate, rub, scrub), обдирати (bare). (various references)

Vietnamese		tiếng kêu ken két (scroop), tiếng kêu cọt kẹt, tiếng cò ke, cái giũa gỗ tiếng giũa sè sè. (various references)

Welsh		rhathu (file, rub), rhathell. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Language	Period	Translations
Old French	900-1400	rasper. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Derivations
	Words beginning with "rasp": raspberries, raspberry, rasped, rasper, raspers, raspier, raspiest, rasping, raspingly, raspish, rasps, raspy. (additional references)
	Words ending with "rasp": grasp. (additional references)
	Words containing "rasp": graspable, grasped, grasper, graspers, grasping, graspingly, graspingness, graspingnesses, grasps, infraspecific, intraspecies, intraspecific, tetraspore, tetraspores, tetrasporic, ungraspable. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Rasp" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: arepp, erasp, raas, ralp, rapj, rapp, rapsw, rasa, Rasc, rasi, rask, raso, raspe, raspi, raspu, Rassi, rast, rasy, rasz, ratp, rawp, razw, rdas, resp, respi, respo, rewp, Rfas, risp, rosp, rospo, rrsp, rs, Rsas, rsp, rvsp, Vasp, wrasp. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "rasp" (pronounced ra"sp)
4	r a" s p	grasp.
3	-a" s p	Asp, clasp, gasp.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Direct Anagrams: pars, raps, spar.
	Words within the letters "a-p-r-s"
	-1 letter: ars, asp, par, pas, rap, ras, sap, spa.
	-2 letters: ar, as, pa.
	Words containing the letters "a-p-r-s"
	+1 letter: apers, apres, asper, carps, craps, fraps, grasp, harps, pairs, paras, pards, pares, paris, parks, parrs, parse, parts, pears, prams, praos, prase, prats, praus, prays, presa, proas, ramps, rapes, rasps, raspy, reaps, sapor, scarp, scrap, sharp, spare, spark, spars, spear, sprag, sprat, spray, strap, supra, tarps, traps, warps, wraps.
	+2 letters: aprons, arpens, aspers, aspire, capers, capris, carpus, copras, cramps, crapes, drapes, escarp, gapers, gasper, gramps, grapes, graphs, grasps, japers, jasper, lapser, operas, pacers, padres, pagers, papers, pareos, parers, pareus, parges, pargos, paries, parish, parkas, parles, parols, parous, parsec, parsed, parser, parses, parson, parvis, parvos, passer, paster, pastor, pastry, paters, pauser, pavers, pawers, payers, payors, pearls, pharos, phrase, polars, praams, prahus, praise, prangs, pranks, prases, prates, prawns, praxes, praxis, primas, psywar, pulsar, purdas, pyrans, ralphs, rapers, raphes, raphis, rapids, rapist, rasped, rasper, recaps, remaps, repass, repast, repays, ripsaw, sapors, sapour, sapper, sarape, satrap, scarph, scarps, scrape, scraps, secpar, serape, seraph, shaper, sharps, sharpy, sherpa, soaper, spacer, spader, spared, sparer, spares, sparge, sparid, sparks, sparky, sparry, sparse, spears, spiral, spirea, sporal, sprags, sprain, sprang, sprats, sprawl, sprays, spread, straps, subpar, tapers, tapirs, tramps, trapes, upsoar, vapors.
	+3 letters: airpost, airship, amperes, apercus, aperies, appears, apposer, apprise, apropos, apyrase, armpits, arpents, aruspex, asperse, aspired, aspirer, aspires, aspirin, barhops, bewraps, burlaps, campers, cappers, captors, carhops, carpals, carpels, carpers, carpets, clasper, coppras, coprahs, dampers, departs, despair, diapers, diapirs, dispart, drapers, earlaps, entraps, enwraps, eparchs, escaper, escarps, esparto, felspar, frappes, frypans, gaspers, gawpers, grampus, grappas, grasped, grasper, hampers, harpers, harpies, harpins, harpist, impairs, imparks, imparts, impresa, inwraps, jaspers, jaspery, lampers, lappers, lapsers, larrups, leapers, mappers, markups, mispart, nappers, orphans, packers, padders, pallors, palmers, palters, pampers, panders, paniers, panzers, papyrus, parades, parados, paramos, parangs, paraphs, parasol, parcels, parches, pardahs, pardons, parents, pareses, paresis, pargets, pariahs, parians, parings, parises, parkers, parlays, parleys, parlors, parlous, parodos, paroles, parrals, parrels, parries, parrots, parsecs, parsers, parsing, parsley, parsnip, parsons, partans, parties, partons, paruras, parures, parvise, passers, pastern, pasters, pastier, pastors, pasture, patrols, patrons, patters, patzers, paupers, pausers, paviors, paviser, pawners, pawnors, pedlars, perhaps, persalt, persona, perusal, pessary, petards, phrasal, phrased, phrases, piaster, piastre, picaras, picaros, pillars, piranas, pirates, pirayas, piscary, placers, planers, plasher, plaster, platers, players, pleaser, pleuras, plurals, poplars, portals, postwar, praised, praiser, praises, prances, praters, prayers, preacts, preamps, prearms, precast, prefabs, prepays, presage, presale, presoak, prewash, priapus, prolans, prosaic, prosoma, proteas, psalter, psaltry, psywars, pulsars, puranas, purdahs, pyrolas, pyurias, ragtops, raphias, rapiers, rapines, rapinis, rapists, rappees, rappels, rappers, raptors, raspers, raspier, rasping, raspish, reapers, reclasp, redcaps, relapse, repacks, repairs, reparks, repasts, repaves, repeals, repeats, replans, replays, reposal, reshape, respace, respade, respeak, respray, restamp, retapes, revamps, rewraps, rhaphes, ripraps, ripsaws, rupiahs, sampler, sapours, sappers, sappier, saprobe, sarapes, satraps, satrapy, scalper, scamper, scarped, scarper, scarphs, scauper, scraped, scraper, scrapes, scrapie, scrappy, seaport, secpars, serapes, seraphs, shapers, sharped, sharpen, sharper, sharpie, sharply, sherpas, shophar, slapper, snapper, soapers, soapier, soprani, soprano, spacers, spacier, spaders, spaller, spammer, spanker, spanner, sparely, sparers, sparest, sparged, sparger, sparges, sparids, sparing, sparked, sparker, sparkle, sparkly, sparoid, sparred, sparrow, sparser, spartan, spatter, spawner, speaker, speared, spearer, spectra, spheral, spiraea, spirals, spirant, spireas, spirula, sporran, sprains, sprangs, sprawls, sprawly, sprayed, sprayer, spreads, stamper, stapler, startup, subpart, surpass, swamper, swapper, syncarp, tampers, tappers, tapster, tarpans, tarpons, tephras, threaps, traipse, trapans, trepans, unsharp, unstrap, unwraps, upbears, updarts, upraise, uprates, uprears, uproars, upsoars, upstair, upstare, upstart, uptears, upwards, vampers, vapours, warmups, warpers, warship, waspier, yappers, yaupers, yawpers, zappers.
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