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Meaning of Asp | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2
æsp

Definitions

  1. Initialism of application service provider.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  2. A water snake.
    archaic
  3. Acronym of Armament Systems and Procedures, a US manufacturer of batons, restraints, and other products targeted at police and security.
  4. A customised pistol produced by this company until 1987.
  5. An aspen tree.
  6. Initialism of Act of the Scottish Parliament.
    UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  7. Initialism of average selling price or (more rarely) average sale(s) price.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  8. A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).
  9. A telescopic baton manufactured by this company.
  10. Initialism of ammunition supply point.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  11. Initialism of Active Server Pages.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  12. The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje).
  13. Initialism of accessibility / assistance / accompaniment service provider.
    abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
  14. An evil person; a snake.
    figuratively
  15. A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).
  16. The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched.
    Southern-US
  17. Any caterpillar which inflicts a sharp pain when their hair is touched.
    Southern-US, broadly

Equivalents

العربية الحيّة
Български каменарка
Bosanski lopar лопар
Čeština bolen dravý
Dansk asp
Ελληνικά αστρίτης
Español áspid
Français ASP aspe aspic
Hrvatski lopar лопар
Magyar Balin ón
Italiano aspide aspio
Kurdî rap
Nederlands aspisadder roofblei
Português áspide
Română avat
Српски lopar лопар
Svenska asp
Türkçe sağır yılan
Українська білизна же́рех

Examples

“'Two thousand years ago did thou and I and that Egyptian asp rest therein, but since then have I not set foot here, nor any man, and perchance it has fallen,' and, followed by the rest of us, she passed up a vast flight of broken and ruined steps into the outer court, and looked round into the gloom.”
“Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 asp 9)”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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