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rasping

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Main Entry: rasp
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grind, rub

Synonyms:

abrade, bray, excoriate, file, grate, irk, irritate, jar, pound, raze, rub, sand, scour, scrape, scratch, vex, wear
Main Entry: rasping
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: hoarse

Synonyms:

grating, grinding, harsh, raucous, rough, stridulous
Main Entry: rasping
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: grating in sound

Synonyms:

abrasive, grating, harsh, hoarse, raspy, raucous, rough
Main Entry: chafe
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: annoy

Synonyms:

abrade, anger, annoy, bother, exasperate, exercise, fret, fume, gall, grate, harass, incense, inflame, irk, irritate, itch, offend, provoke, rage, rasp, rub, ruffle, scrape, scratch, vex, worry
Notes: to chafe means to rub until sore or worn; to chaff means to tease good-naturedly

Antonyms:

make happy
Main Entry: clean
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: make undirty, uncluttered

Synonyms:

absterge, bath, bathe, blot, brush, cauterize, clarify, cleanse, clear the decks, clear up, deodorize, depurate, deterge, disinfect, do up, dredge, dust, edulcorate, elutriate, erase, expunge, expurgate, flush, hackle, launder, lave, mop, neaten, pick, pick up, polish, purge, purify, rake, rasp, refine, rinse, rout out, sanitize, scald, scour, scrape, scrub, shake out, shampoo, soak, soap, sponge, spruce up, sterilize, straighten up, swab, sweep, tidy up, vacuum, wash, whisk, winnow, wipe

Antonyms:

adulterate, defile, dirty, foul, soil, stain
Main Entry: comb
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: arrange hair

Synonyms:

adjust, card, cleanse, curry, disentangle, dress, groom, hackle, hatchel, lay smooth, rasp, scrape, separate, smooth, sort, straighten, tease, untangle
Main Entry: creak
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: grind, grate with high noise

Synonyms:

chirr, crepitate, groan, rasp, scrape, scratch, screech, sound, squeak, squeal
Main Entry: file
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: rub down, grind

Synonyms:

abrade, burnish, erode, finish, furbish, grate, level, polish, rasp, raze, refine, scrape, shape, sharpen, smooth
Main Entry: friction
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: rubbing

Synonyms:

abrasion, agitation, attrition, chafing, erosion, filing, fretting, grating, grinding, irritation, massage, rasping, resistance, scraping, soreness, traction, trituration, wearing away
Main Entry: grate
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: shred, grind down

Synonyms:

abrade, bark, bray, file, fray, gall, mince, pound, pulverize, rasp, raze, rub, scrape, scratch, scuff, skin, triturate
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