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Rasp v. t. : To rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with a rough file; as, to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder.

Rasp v. t. : Hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language; as, some sounds rasp the ear; his insults rasped my temper.

Rasp v. : A coarse file, on which the cutting prominences are distinct points raised by the oblique stroke of a sharp punch, instead of lines raised by a chisel, as on the true file.

Rasp v. : The raspberry.

Example:
How do you Rasp high notes like M Shadows from Avenged Sevenfold?

Taxonomy
rasp, Wood rasp, free encyclopedia, shape, tang, woodworking, farriery, alabaster sculpture, search, model, Unsourced, long steel, steel bar, belly, sharp teeth, stonework, hoof, different shapes.

Defination from the web:
RASP computing model, see Random access stored program machine. This article does not cite any references or sources. ... In woodworking, rasps are used for rapidly removing wood from curved surfaces. They remove less wood than a drawknife, so they are easier to control. ... 

synonyms
  (noun) rasping
  (noun) wood file
  (noun) file
  (noun) utterance
  (noun) vocalization
  (verb) abrade
  (verb) abrase
  (verb) corrade
  (verb) mouth
  (verb) rub down
  (verb) rub off
  (verb) speak
  (verb) talk
  (verb) utter
  (verb) verbalise
  (verb) verbalize


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