Definition of rasp

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Rasp (v. t.) 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..

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Hold :: Hold (n.) The act of holding, as in or with the hands or arms; the manner of holding, whether firm or loose; seizure; grasp; clasp; gripe; possession; -- often used with the verbs take and lay..
Relax :: Relax (v. i.) To become lax, weak, or loose; as, to let one's grasp relax..
Rapacious :: Rapacious (a.) Avaricious; grasping; extortionate; also, greedy; ravenous; voracious; as, rapacious usurers; a rapacious appetite..
Rasp :: Rasp (v. t.) 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..
Superstition :: Superspinous (a.) Supraspinuos.
Postscapular :: Postscapular (a.) Of or pertaining to the postscapula; infraspinous.
Handfast :: Handfast (n.) Hold; grasp; custody; power of confining or keeping.
Jam :: "Jam (n.) A preserve of fruit boiled with sugar and water; as, raspberry jam; currant jam; grape jam..
Rasp :: Rasp (v.) The raspberry.
Grip :: Grip (v. t.) An energetic or tenacious grasp; a holding fast; strength in grasping.
Tetraspaston :: Tetraspaston (n.) A machine in which four pulleys act together.
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..
Engrasped :: Engrasped (imp. & p. p.) of Engras.
List :: List (n.) A piece of woolen cloth with which the yarns are grasped by a workman.
Girdle :: Girdle (n.) The line ofgreatest circumference of a brilliant-cut diamond, at which it is grasped by the setting. See Illust. of Brilliant..
Hold :: Hold (v. t.) To cause to remain in a given situation, position, or relation, within certain limits, or the like; to prevent from falling or escaping; to sustain; to restrain; to keep in the grasp; to retain..
Parasphenoid :: Parasphenoid (n.) The parasphenoid bone.
Catch :: Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
Raspatory :: Raspatory (v.) A surgeon's rasp.
Supraspinal :: Suprasphenoidal (a.) Situated above the sphenoidal bone; as, the suprasphenoidal appendage, or pituitary body..
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