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harp

/h/A/rp/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. 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

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. 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

    noun.artifact

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  4. A musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and played with the fingers.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. come back to

    verb.communication

    Examples
    She is always harping on the same old things.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. play the harp

    verb.creation

    Examples
    She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully.

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. To play on the harp.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

  4. To play on, as a harp; to play (a tune) on the harp; to develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

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