What is the meaning of harp?

noun

  • 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.
  • A pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade.
  • 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.

verb

  • Come back to.
    • usage: "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things"
  • Play the harp.
    • usage: "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully"
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