Sample Sentences & Example Usage. Maria Grazia Chiuri: It's not the famous postcard that you normally have of Rome, there's something more intimate, and that's the portrait we like. We also think couture is more intimate because there's a relationship between the client and the atelier. It's one of a kind and the best limited edition you could have.
pip (third-person singular simple present pips, present participle pipping, simple past and past participle pipped) 1  To get the better of; to defeat by a narrow margin He led throughout the race but was pipped at the post. 2  To hit with a gunshot The hunter managed to pip three ducks from his blind.
Rasp (verb). to rub or file with a rasp; to rub or grate with a rough file; as, to rasp wood to make it smooth; to rasp bones to powder. Rasp (verb). hence, figuratively: To grate harshly upon; to offend by coarse or rough treatment or language; as, some sounds rasp the ear; his insults rasped my temper.Rasp.asp. A rasp is a tool used for shaping wood or other material. It consists of a point or the tip, then a long steel bar or the belly, then the heel or bottom, then the tang. The tang is joined to a handle, usually made of plastic or wood. The bar has sharp teeth. Rasps generally cut more coarsely than files.