harp
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
Definition categories: man–made, chordophone
2. a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
Definition categories: man–made, support
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
Similar word(s): harmonica
Definition categories: man–made
verb
1. come back to
- She is always harping on the same old things
Similar word(s): dwell
Definition categories: communication, ingeminate, iterate, reiterate, repeat, restate, retell
2. play the harp
- She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully
Definition categories: creation, play
Sentences with harp as a verb:
- Why do you harp on a single small mistake? (US)Why do you harp on about a single small mistake? (UK)
- Thou harped my fear aright. — Shakespeare.