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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Tetraspaston :: Tetraspaston (n.) A machine in which four pulleys act together.
Rugine :: Rugine (n.) An instrument for scraping the periosteum from bones; a raspatory.
Cheliform :: Cheliform (a.) Having a movable joint or finger closing against a preceding joint or a projecting part of it, so that the whole may be used for grasping, as the claw of a crab; pincherlike..
Clinch :: Clinch (n.) The act or process of holding fast; that which serves to hold fast; a grip; a grasp; a clamp; a holdfast; as, to get a good clinch of an antagonist, or of a weapon; to secure anything by a clinch..
Grasp :: Grasp (v. t.) To seize and hold by clasping or embracing with the fingers or arms; to catch to take possession of.
Grasp :: Grasp (n.) Reach of the arms; hence, the power of seizing and holding; as, it was beyond his grasp..
Vice :: Vice (n.) A gripe or grasp.
Clutch :: Clutch (v. i.) To reach (at something) as if to grasp; to catch or snatch; -- often followed by at.
Scobiform :: Scobiform (a.) Having the form of, or resembling, sawdust or raspings..
Supraspinal :: Supraspinal (a.) Situated above the vertebral column.
Clasp :: Clasp (v. t.) To inclose and hold in the hand or with the arms; to grasp; to embrace.
Catch :: Catch (n.) Act of seizing; a grasp.
Scyphomeduse :: Scyphomeduse (n. pl.) Same as Acraspeda, or Discophora..
Bramble :: Bramble (n.) Any plant of the genus Rubus, including the raspberry and blackberry. Hence: Any rough, prickly shrub..
Grasper :: Grasper (imp. & p. p.) of Gras.
Hindberry :: Hindberry (n.) The raspberry.
Phanerocarpae :: Phanerocarpae (n. pl.) Same as Acraspeda.
Thimbleberry :: Thimbleberry (n.) A kind of black raspberry (Rubus occidentalis), common in America..
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..
Supraspinate :: Supraspinal (a.) Situated above a spine or spines; supraspinate; supraspinous.
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