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What does rasp mean?

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Noun
  1. 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.
  2. The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound.
  3. (obsolete) The raspberry.
Verb
  1. (intransitive) To use a rasp.
  2. (intransitive) To make a noise similar to the one a rasp makes in use; to utter rasps.
  3. (transitive) To work something with a rasp.
  4. (transitive, figuratively) To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language.
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