Definitions for harp

Definitions for (noun) harp

Main entry: mouth harp, mouth organ, harmonica, harp

Definition: 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


Main entry: harp

Definition: 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


Main entry: harp

Definition: a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade


Definitions for (verb) harp

Main entry: dwell, harp

Definition: come back to

Usage: Don't dwell on the past; She is always harping on the same old things


Main entry: harp

Definition: play the harp

Usage: She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully


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