What does "asp" mean?
Initialism of application service provider.
Asp
/æsp/ name, noun
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Initialism of application service provider.
- Grammar: asp is listed as name, noun.
- Nearest alternatives: asp viper, atlas, cobra, egyptian cobra.
- Useful contrasts: harmless serpent, nonvenomous snake.
- Usage evidence: '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.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Initialism of application service provider. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 2 A water snake. archaic
- 3 An aspen tree.
- 4 Initialism of Act of the Scottish Parliament. UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
"Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 asp 9)"
- 5 cobra used by the Pharaohs as a symbol of their power over life and death wordnet
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- 6 Initialism of average selling price or (more rarely) average sale(s) price. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 7 A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).
- 8 of southern Europe; similar to but smaller than the adder wordnet
- 9 Initialism of ammunition supply point. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 10 The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje).
- 11 Initialism of accessibility / assistance / accompaniment service provider. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
- 12 An evil person; a snake. figuratively
"'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."
- 13 A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).
- 14 The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched. Southern-US
- 15 The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched.; Any caterpillar which inflicts a sharp pain when their hair is touched. Southern-US, broadly
Proper Noun
- 1 Acronym of Armament Systems and Procedures, a US manufacturer of batons, restraints, and other products targeted at police and security.; A customised pistol produced by this company until 1987.
- 2 Acronym of Armament Systems and Procedures, a US manufacturer of batons, restraints, and other products targeted at police and security.; A telescopic baton manufactured by this company.
- 3 Initialism of Active Server Pages. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
harmless serpentnonvenomous snake
Example
"'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."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "asp"?
Common synonyms include: asp viper, atlas, cobra, egyptian cobra, missile, naja haje.
How do you use "asp" in a sentence?
'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.
How do you pronounce "asp"?
Pronounced /æsp/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English aspe, from Old French aspe, from Latin aspis, aspidis (“asp, viper”), from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield; Egyptian cobra Naja haje”); compare Middle English aspide.
Etymology 2
From Middle English aspe (aspen (in compounds)), from Old English æspe (æspan (in compounds)), from Proto-West Germanic *aspu, from Proto-Germanic *aspō, from Proto-Indo-European *Hosp-. See also Dutch esp, German Espe, Swedish and Norwegian Bokmål asp, Norwegian Nynorsk osp; also Welsh aethnen, Latin abiēs (“fir”), Latvian apse, Polish osa, Old Armenian ոփի (opʻi, “poplar”).