to rasp the nerves

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• rasp — /rasp / (say rahsp), /ræsp / (say rasp) verb (t) 1. to scrape or abrade with a rough instrument. 2. to scrape or rub roughly. 3. to grate upon or irritate (the nerves, feelings, etc.). 4. to utter with a grating sound. –verb (i) 5. to scrape or… …  

• 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

• rasp — [[t]ræsp, rɑsp[/t]] v. t. 1) to scrape or abrade with or as if with a rough instrument 2) to grate upon or irritate: The sound rasped his nerves[/ex] 3) to utter with a grating sound: to rasp out an order[/ex] 4) to scrape or grate 5) to make a… …   From formal English to slang

• scrape — vb Scrape, scratch, grate, rasp, grind are comparable when they mean to apply friction to something by rubbing it with or against a thing that is harsh, rough, or sharp. Scrape usually implies the removal of something from a surface with an edged …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• grate on — Synonyms and related words: chafe, exacerbate, fret, gall, grate, gravel, grit, irritate, jangle the nerves, jar on, lacerate the ear, offend the ear, provoke, put on edge, rasp, rend the ears, set on edge, split the ears, wrack the nerves …   Moby Thesaurus

• chafe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. abrade, wear, rub; vex, anger, annoy, eat. See friction, resentment, pain, discontent. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To rub] Syn. abrade, grate, scrape, massage; see rub 1 . 2. [To annoy] Syn. irritate,… …   English dictionary for students

• irritate — Synonyms and related words: abrade, afflict, affront, agent provocateur, aggravate, agonize, ail, alienate, amplify, anger, annoy, arouse, augment, bite, bother, bristle, bug, build up, burn, burn up, chafe, come between, convulse, crucify, cut,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• grate — I. verb (grated; grating) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French grater to scratch, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German krazzōn to scratch Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. archaic abrade 2. to reduce to small particles by… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• jar — Synonyms and related words: Babel, Discordia, Eris, agitate, agitation, agree to disagree, bag, barrel, basket, be at cross purposes, be at variance, belch, blare, blat, bob, bobble, bottle, bounce, bowl down, bowl over, box, box up, bray, break …   Moby Thesaurus

• grate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. scrape, grind, rasp, abrade, scratch, rasp. See friction. n. grating (see crossing). II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Fireholder] Syn. firebox, bed, furnace, stove, grill, barbecue, gridiron, andiron, firepot.… …   English dictionary for students

• jar — I n vessel, urn, vase, Gk. and Rom. Antiq. amphora; container, receptacle, crock, cruse, pot, canister, can; jug, pitcher, ewer; carafe, decanter, flagon, bottle, demijohn, cruet, caster, flask, carboy. II v 1. grate, rasp, scratch, squeak,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder