rasp

Meanings

Plural: rasps

Noun

uttering in an irritated tone
a coarse file with sharp pointed projections
A coarse file or filelike tool, 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.
The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound.
The raspberry.

Verb

scrape with a rasp
utter in a grating voice
To use a rasp.
To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps.
To say in a raspy voice.
To work something with a rasp.
To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English raspen, from Old French rasper, from Frankish *hraspōn, from Proto-Germanic *hraspōną, related to Proto-Germanic *hrespaną (“to tear”). Compare Old High German raspōn (“to gather, rake”), Old English ġehrespan (“to tear”).
The noun is from Middle French raspe.

Synonyms

rasping, wood file

Scrabble Score: 6

rasp is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
rasp is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
rasp is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

rasp is a valid Words With Friends word