noun
a coarse file or roughened surface used for smoothing or shaping
verb
to scrape or grate with a rough tool or surface
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The rasp of the saw echoed through the workshop as the carpenter worked on shaping the wood.
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I can't stand the rasp of that old lawnmower every time it starts up.
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The music was so loud at the concert that I could feel the rasp in my chest.
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Her words had a sharp rasp to them, cutting through the tension in the room.