Rasp is an English word of 4 letters with synonyms like rasping or mouth. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Rasp in a sentence
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Rasp meaning
- 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.
- The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound.
Synonyms of Rasp
Using Rasp
- The main meaning on this page is: 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. | The sound made by this tool when used, or any similar sound.
- Useful related words include: rasping, mouth, utter, speak.
- In the example corpus, rasp often appears in combinations such as: the rasp, rasp the.
Context around Rasp
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 6 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 15 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Rasp
- In this selection, "rasp" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, vocal, unforgettable, bullish, include, produced and promotion stand out and add context to how "rasp" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a permanent rasp and a swift rasp promotion that. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "rasp" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with rasp
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
They may also make it difficult during equine dentistry work to rasp the second premolar, and are frequently removed. (19 words)
Like the Universal Turing machine the RASP stores its "program" in "memory" external to its finite-state machine's "instructions". (20 words)
Zerwas is known for his staunch conservative positions and zealous floor speeches, given in an unmistakable rasp, which sounds like a stage whisper. (23 words)
The RASP's finite-state machine is equipped with the capability for indirect addressing (e.g. the contents of one register can be used as an address to specify another register); thus the RASP's "program" can address any register in the register-sequence. (44 words)
Bell, who was then a major and Captain Price’s company commander, was the senior planning officer for the exercise and failed to review or counter-sign the Rasp produced by Price and failed to supervise or support him. (39 words)
Some horseshoers will rasp the hoof down to fit an improperly shaped or too-small size of shoe, which is damaging to the movement of the horse and can damage the hoof itself if trimmed or rasped too short. (39 words)
Example sentences (15)
The RASP's finite-state machine is equipped with the capability for indirect addressing (e.g. the contents of one register can be used as an address to specify another register); thus the RASP's "program" can address any register in the register-sequence.
The wending and winding folk song features the story of an animal courtship and wedding party that, when snug with Dylan’s signature vocal rasp, is just sublime.
The former Walkmen frontman has developed an equally great solo career over the last decade, applying his unforgettable rasp to more stripped down arrangements.
Agencies collaborating to form the RaSP include the Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Bass Coast Shire Council, Parks Victoria, Regional Roads Victoria, Gippsland Ports, and the Bunurong Land Council.
Gallagher’s vocals are strong, mainlining that bullish rasp even in the show’s quietest stretches, and his band are well-drilled, but the core issue is not one that can be remedied on the fly.
One bullet remains lodged in his skull; another in his throat after slicing one vocal card and paralyzing the other, leaving him with a permanent rasp.
Zerwas is known for his staunch conservative positions and zealous floor speeches, given in an unmistakable rasp, which sounds like a stage whisper.
Bell, who was then a major and Captain Price’s company commander, was the senior planning officer for the exercise and failed to review or counter-sign the Rasp produced by Price and failed to supervise or support him.
His courageous handling of a suicide bomber incident led to a swift RaSP promotion that put him right at the side of the Home Secretary, who initially wasn't impressed.
In places she tries out greater melodic leaps, or an almost Janis Joplin–esque rasp, bluesing out on a song like the original “Soap Star Joe,” for instance.
For instance, modern stored-program computers are actually instances of a more specific form of abstract machine known as the random access stored program machine or RASP machine model.
Like the Universal Turing machine the RASP stores its "program" in "memory" external to its finite-state machine's "instructions".
Some horseshoers will rasp the hoof down to fit an improperly shaped or too-small size of shoe, which is damaging to the movement of the horse and can damage the hoof itself if trimmed or rasped too short.
The farrier then uses a rasp (large file), to smooth the edge where it meets the shoe and eliminate any sharp edges left from cutting off the nails.
They may also make it difficult during equine dentistry work to rasp the second premolar, and are frequently removed.
Common combinations with rasp
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: