to rasp

Examples

• All

• "Something rasped against the hull, triggering contact alarms that filled the cabin with shrill electronic shrieks and flashing red lights."

  Fiction book (2000)

• But the sheetrock pushed through him, driving his clothes ahead of it with a dry, gently rasping, ticklish feel.

  Fiction book (2002)

• You can do this because you can rasp off the edge like this.

• Doug pushed a copy of the list across to me, the papers rasping on the bench's wooden surface.

  Fiction book (2001)

• When Stearns spoke again, his voice still rasped of disuse, but it also possessed a light quality that hadn't been there before.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Her bag rasped along the wall of the staircase, and the case clunked on the wrought iron banister.

  Fiction book (1996)

• To create a smooth surface, you need to rasp the wood gently until it feels even.

• He used a coarse file to rasp away the rough edges of the wooden sculpture.

• Before painting, make sure to rasp the surface to ensure better adhesion.

Synonyms

S

to scrape

vsto rasp

62 1.2

To rub material off a surface with something hard or sharp

focuses on rough shaping using a coarse toothed tool rather than light rubbing

F

to file

vsto rasp

7 5.1

To rub something with a rough tool to make it smooth

uses a coarser toothed tool to remove material faster

P

to plane

vsto rasp

1 7.5

To make a surface smooth by shaving thin layers of wood

removes material with a coarse toothed action rather than thin shavings

S

to sand the edge

vsto rasp

4.9

To make a rough edge smooth by rubbing it with sandpaper

uses a coarse toothed tool to bite away material rather than fine abrasion

Compounds

R

rasp fern

• Australian

9.9

A small fern with divided leaves that have sharp teeth

How Abrasive

to rasp

• Specialized

1 7.8

file

54 5.6

to grate

46 2.3

to scrape

62 1.2

Surface Forms

Etymology