Definition of rasp

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Rasp (v. t.) 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..

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Zonate :: Zonate (a.) Divided by parallel planes; as, zonate tetraspores, found in certain red algae..
Curmudgeon :: Curmudgeon (n.) An avaricious, grasping fellow; a miser; a niggard; a churl..
Pinchers :: Pinchers (n. pl.) An instrument having two handles and two grasping jaws working on a pivot; -- used for griping things to be held fast, drawing nails, etc..
Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) The act of grasping with the intellect; the contemplation of things, without affirming, denying, or passing any judgment; intellection; perception..
Tantalus :: Tantalus (n.) A Phrygian king who was punished in the lower world by being placed in the midst of a lake whose waters reached to his chin but receded whenever he attempted to allay his thirst, while over his head hung branches laden with choice fruit which likewise receded whenever he stretched out his hand to grasp them..
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
Sherbet :: Sherbet (n.) A refreshing drink, common in the East, made of the juice of some fruit, diluted, sweetened, and flavored in various ways; as, orange sherbet; lemon sherbet; raspberry sherbet, etc..
Catch :: Catch (v. t.) To lay hold on; to seize, especially with the hand; to grasp (anything) in motion, with the effect of holding; as, to catch a ball..
Clutch :: Clutch (n.) A gripe or clinching with, or as with, the fingers or claws; seizure; grasp..
Raspatory :: Raspatory (v.) A surgeon's rasp.
Scyphomeduse :: Scyphomeduse (n. pl.) Same as Acraspeda, or Discophora..
Raspatorium :: Raspatorium (n.) See Raspatory.
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) A device for grasping or holding fast to something.
Rubus :: Rubus (n.) A genus of rosaceous plants, including the raspberry and blackberry..
Beclap :: Beclap (v. t.) To catch; to grasp; to insnare.
Postscapular :: Postscapular (a.) Of or pertaining to the postscapula; infraspinous.
Raspberry :: Raspberry (n.) The thimble-shaped fruit of the Rubus Idaeus and other similar brambles; as, the black, the red, and the white raspberry..
Prehensory :: Prehensory (a.) Adapted to seize or grasp; prehensile.
Raspy :: Raspy (a.) Like a rasp, or the sound made by a rasp; grating..
Grasp :: Grasp (v. t.) To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
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