rasp

v., rasped, rasp·ing, rasps.

v.tr.

1. To file or scrape with a coarse file having sharp projections.
2. To utter in a grating voice.
3. To grate on (nerves or feelings).

v.intr.

1. To scrape harshly; grate.
2. To make a harsh grating sound.

n.

1. A coarse file with sharp, raised, pointed projections.
2. The act of filing with a rasp.
3. A harsh grating sound.

[Middle English raspen, from Middle Dutch raspen and Old French rasper, of Germanic origin.]

rasper rasp'er n.
raspingly rasp'ing·ly adv.

verb

To bring or come into abrasive contact, often with a harsh grating sound: grate, scrape, scratch. See sounds/pleasant sounds/unpleasant sounds/neutral sounds or silence.

A coarse file having its surface dotted with protruding pointed teeth.

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A flat, round-toothed instrument used to débride the surface of hard materials such as teeth, bones, hooves.

• bone r. — for trimming rough ends of bone prior to repair of a fracture. See also putti rasp.
• hoof r. — for fine trimming of hoof while shoeing a horse.
• tooth r. — used for smoothing teeth in horses. See filing teeth.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - raspende lyd, grovfil
v. tr. - rive (i halsen)
v. intr. - raspe, irritere

Nederlands (Dutch)
rasp, (geluid/effect van) gerasp, raspen, (af)schrapen, iemand irriteren, met schorre stem zeggen, raspend geluid maken

Français (French)
n. - grincement, râpe
v. tr. - râper, (fig) dire (qch) d'une voix rauque ou râpeuse
v. intr. - grincer (une scie)

Deutsch (German)
n. - Raspel, Rasseln, Kratzen
v. - kratzen, raspeln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ξυλοφάγος, ράσπα, χοντρή λίμα
v. - ρινίζω, λιμάρω, (μτφ.) βασανίζω, προσβάλλω (τις αισθήσεις κ.λπ.), γρατσουνίζω (μουσικό όργανο)

Italiano (Italian)
raspa, raspare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - lima (f), som irritante (m)
v. - raspar

Русский (Russian)
рашпиль, опиливать рашпилем, терка, скрежетать

Español (Spanish)
n. - escofina
v. tr. - raspar, escofinar, proferir con voz ronca, rallar
v. intr. - raspar, escofinar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - rasp
v. - slipa, väsa fram

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
刺耳声, 粗锉刀, 木锉, 锉磨声, 锉磨, 厉声说, 用粗嘎的嗓门说, 使恼怒, 刺激, 用粗锉刀锉, 粗锉, 发刺耳声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 刺耳聲, 粗銼刀, 木銼, 銼磨聲, 銼磨
v. tr. - 厲聲說, 用粗嘎的嗓門說, 使惱怒, 刺激, 用粗銼刀銼
v. intr. - 粗銼, 發刺耳聲, 銼磨

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 눈이 거친 줄, 강판, 줄질할 때 나는 소리
v. tr. - 줄질하다, 안타깝게 하다
v. intr. - 쓸리다, 삐걱거리다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - やすりでこする, こすり取る, いらいらさせる, 耳障りな音を立てる, 耳障りな声で言う
n. - 目の粗いやすり, やすりをかける音

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مبردة, مبشرة, صوت خشن مثير للأعصاب (فعل) يبشر, يقشط, يزعج‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮פצירה גסה, משוף, צרימה‬
v. tr. - ‮גירד, שייף‬
v. intr. - ‮צרם, חרק‬

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