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1. (n.) harp
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame formed by a soundbox, a pillar, and a curved neck, and having strings stretched between the soundbox and the neck that are plucked with the fingers.
2. harp
a harp-shaped implement or device.
3. harp
a vertical metal frame shaped to bend around the bulb in a standing lamp and used to support a lamp shade.
4. (v.i.) harp
to play on a harp.
5. harp
harp on or upon, to repeat interminably and tediously.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME harpe, OE hearpe, c. OS, ON harpa, OHG harfa)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) harp
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
2. (noun) harp
a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
3. (verb) harmonica, mouth organ, harp, mouth harp
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
4. (verb) harp, dwell
come back to
"Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
5. (verb) harp
play the harp
"She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully"
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1. (noun) harp
a musical instrument consisting of a frame with strings fastened in rows across it
to play the harp
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Harp
a musical instrument consisting of a triangular frame furnished with strings and sometimes with pedals, held upright, and played with the fingers
2. (noun) Harp
a constellation; Lyra, or the Lyre
3. (noun) Harp
a grain sieve
4. (noun) Harp
to play on the harp
5. (noun) Harp
to dwell on or recur to a subject tediously or monotonously in speaking or in writing; to refer to something repeatedly or continually; -- usually with on or upon
6. (verb) Harp
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
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Sense: a usually large musical instrument which is held upright, and which has many strings which are plucked with the fingers.
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 Afrikaans: harp |
 Arabic: قيثارَه |
 Bulgarian: арфа |
 Brazilian: harpa |
 Czech: harfa |
 German: die Harfe |
 Danish: harpe |
 Greek: άρπα |
 Spanish: arpa |
 Estonian: harf |
 Farsi: چنگ |
 Finnish: harppu |
 French: harpe |
 Hebrew: נֵבֶל |
 Hindi: हार्प, वीणा |
 Croatian: harfa |
 Hungarian: hárfa |
 Indonesian: harpa |
 Icelandic: harpa |
 Italian: arpa |
 Japanese: ハープ |
 Korean: 하프 |
 Lithuanian: arfa |
 Latvian: arfa |
 Malay: hap |
 Dutch: harp |
 Norwegian: harpe |
 Polish: harfa |
 Persian: چنگ |
 Pashto: دموسيقى يوه اله |
 Portuguese: harpa |
 Romanian: harpă |
 Russian: арфа |
 Slovak: harfa |
 Slovenian: harfa |
 Serbian: harfa |
 Swedish: harpa |
 Thai: พิณ |
 Turkish: arp |
 Taiwanese: 豎琴 |
 Ukrainian: арфа |
 Urdu: ایک بڑا ساز جس کے چوکھٹے |
 Vietnamese: đàn hạc |
 Chinese: 竖琴 |
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