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• Rasping — Rasp Rasp (r[.a]sp), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Rasped} (r[.a]spt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Rasping}.] [OF. rasper, F. r[^a]per, to scrape, grate, rasp, fr. OHG. rasp[=o]n to scrape together, to collect, probably akin to E. rap. Cf. {Rap} to snatch.] [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• file — A tool for smoothing, grinding, or cutting. Hedström f. a coarse root canal f. similar to a rasp. periodontal f. an instrument with a series of ridges or points arranged in rows on its surface, used for scaling or removing dental calculus from… …   Medical dictionary

• rasping — rasp·ing || ræspɪŋ / rɑː adj. (about a sound) grating, harsh, irritating ræsp /rɑːsp n. file, flat tool with an abrasive surface; act of scraping, act of scouring, abrasion v. scrape, abrade, scour …   English contemporary dictionary

• rasp — [[t]rɑ͟ːsp, ræ̱sp[/t]] rasps, rasping, rasped 1) VERB If someone rasps, their voice or breathing is harsh and unpleasant to listen to. [V with quote] Where ve you put it? he rasped... He fell back into the water, his breath rasping in his heaving …   English dictionary

• abrasive — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. & n. adj. rough, frictional; unpleasant. n. grinder; sandpaper, corundum, etc. See discourtesy, friction. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Causing abrasion] Syn. grinding, sharpening, cutting, abrading,… …   English dictionary for students

• shipworm — /ship werrm /, n. any of various wormlike marine bivalve mollusks that burrow into the timbers of ships, wharves, etc. [1770 80; SHIP + WORM] * * * or pileworm Any of approximately 65 species (family Teredidae) of common marine bivalves that can… …   Universalium

• rasp — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *rasper, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German raspōn to scrape together Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to rub with something rough; specifically to abrade with a rasp 2. to grate… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rasp — raspish, adj. /rasp, rahsp/, v.t. 1. to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument. 2. to scrape or rub roughly: The glacier rasped the valley floor. 3. to grate upon or irritate: The sound rasped his nerves. 4. to utter with a grating sound: to… …   Universalium

• bruit — A harsh or musical intermittent auscultatory sound, especially an abnormal one. [Fr.] aneurysmal b. blowing murmur heard over an aneurysm. carotid b. a systolic murmur heard in the neck but not at the aortic …   Medical dictionary

• friction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. rubbing (see friction); conflict, discord. II Rubbing together Nouns 1. friction, attrition, rubbing; frication, confrication, abrasion; sanding, sandpapering, sandblasting, erosion, limation, rub,… …   English dictionary for students

• rasp — 1 verb 1 (I, T) to make a rough unpleasant sound, like that of two surfaces rubbing together: metal rasping against stone | They could hear Peter s rasping breath as he fell to the ground. 2 (T) to rub a surface with something rough raspingly… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English