Trent Alexander-Arnold rasped in a third just before the half-hour mark

Kontol

Member
Joined
Nov 22, 2021
Member Type
Student or Learner
Native Language
Javanese
Home Country
Indonesia
Current Location
Indonesia
I can't find a definition for the word "rasped in" in a dictionary. Could you explain what it means in this context?

The Reds struck twice in the opening six minutes to set the tone for the afternoon, with Luis Diaz heading in from a Roberto Firmino centre before Harvey Elliott swept in with a wonderful first-time effort from the edge of the box soon after.

Trent Alexander-Arnold rasped in a third just before the half-hour mark, finding the top corner from distance, before Firmino nudged in the fourth moments later from a deflected cross.

 

White Hat

Banned
Joined
Aug 14, 2011
Member Type
Interested in Language
Native Language
Russian
Home Country
Russian Federation
Current Location
Russian Federation
It is 'to rasp' and 'to rasp in' seems to mean here 'to score in a spectacular fashion by blasting the ball into the top corner'. Here is the goal:
 

emsr2d2

Moderator
Staff member
Joined
Jul 28, 2009
Member Type
English Teacher
Native Language
British English
Home Country
UK
Current Location
UK
It's not a term I'm familiar with but I don't watch football so it could be sports jargon.
 

Tarheel

VIP Member
Joined
Jun 16, 2014
Member Type
Interested in Language
Native Language
American English
Home Country
United States
Current Location
United States
If you look at look at the sentence as a whole rather than focusing on one word it is clear they are talking about scoring. (Sportswriters like to vary their verbs so they are not saying the same thing all the time.)
 
Top