harp | ||
1. | [ verb ] come back to | |
Synonyms: | dwell | |
Examples: | "Don't dwell on the past" "She is always harping on the same old things" |
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Related terms: | repeat | |
2. | [ noun ] (music) a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers | |
Related terms: | chordophone lyre aeolian_harp | |
3. | [ verb ] (music) play the harp | |
Examples: | "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully" |
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Related terms: | play music harpist pluck | |
4. | [ noun ] a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade | |
Related terms: | support | |
5. | [ noun ] Last name, frequency rank in the U.S. is 2344 | |
6. | [ noun ] (music) a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of free reeds set back in air holes and played by blowing into the desired hole | |
Synonyms: | mouth_organ mouth_harp harmonica | |
Related terms: | free-reed_instrument | |
Similar spelling: |
harpy harpo Harpe Harrop Harpia Harb |