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Synonyms for rasp

  • verb
  • noun

Most common

scrape grate

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

  1. v. 1

    To use a rasp.

  2. n. 1

    A coarse file or filelike tool, 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.

Related words

Word family
rasplike
Is a kind of
file tool berry

Forms

Plural
rasps → files…
Past participle
rasped
e.g. rasped → scraped, grated…

Example sentences

  • scrape I can barely scrape by on what I'm making now.
  • grate Grate the chocolate and work it into the dough.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
rasprising
scraperising
graterising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
file1
5 letters
grate1
6 letters
scrape1