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English noun: harp | |||
| 1. | harp (artifact) 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 | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | chordophone | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | aeolian harp, aeolian lyre, lyre, wind harp | ||
| 2. | harp (artifact) a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | support | ||
| 3. | harp (artifact) 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 | harmonica, mouth harp, mouth organ | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | free-reed instrument | ||
English verb: harp | |||
| 1. | harp (communication) come back to | ||
| Samples | Don't dwell on the past. She is always harping on the same old things. | ||
| Synonyms | dwell | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell | ||
| 2. | harp (creation) play the harp | ||
| Samples | She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
| Entail | pick off, pluck, pull off, tweak | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
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