asp
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Definition of asp
17 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of application service provider.
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noun
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of application service provider.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of average selling price or (more rarely) average sale(s) price.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of ammunition supply point.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of accessibility / assistance / accompaniment service provider.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of answer set programming.
- (archaic)A water snake.
- A venomous viper native to southwestern Europe (Vipera aspis).
- The Egyptian cobra (Naja haje).
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(figuratively)An evil person; a snake.
“'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.”
- A type of European fish (Aspius aspius).
- (Southern-US)The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched.
- (Southern-US, broadly)The caterpillar of various types of flannel moths which induce an intense pain when their hair is touched.
- An aspen tree.
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(UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Act of the Scottish Parliament.
“Sexual Offences (Scotland) Act 2009 (2009 asp 9)”
name
- Acronym of Armament Systems and Procedures, a US manufacturer of batons, restraints, and other products targeted at police and security.
- Acronym of Armament Systems and Procedures, a US manufacturer of batons, restraints, and other products targeted at police and security.
- (abbreviation, alt-of, initialism)Initialism of Active Server Pages.
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
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.
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