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rasp
transitive verb
- to scrape or rub with or as with a file
- to utter in a rough, grating tone
- to grate upon; irritate: giggling that rasped his nerves
intransitive verb
- to scrape roughly; grate
- to make a rough, grating sound
noun
- a type of rough file with raised points instead of ridges, used esp. on wood
- a rough, grating sound
- an act of rasping
See rasp in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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