transitive verb

1. to scrape or rub with or as with a file
2. to utter in a rough, grating tone
3. to grate upon; irritate giggling that rasped his nerves

Etymology: ME raspen < OFr rasper < OHG raspon, to scrape together, akin to OE hrespan, to strip, spoil

intransitive verb

1. to scrape roughly; grate
2. to make a rough, grating sound

noun

1. a type of rough file with raised points instead of ridges, used esp. on wood
2. a rough, grating sound
3. an act of rasping