harp

Meaning

Noun

1. A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body
2. A musical instrument consisting of a body and a curved neck, strung with strings of varying length that are stroked or plucked with the fingers and are vertical to the soundboard when viewed from the end of the body
3. (colloquial) Any musical instrument.
4. (colloquial) Any musical instrument.
5. A grain sieve.
6. The component of a lamp to which one attaches the lampshade, consisting of a lightweight frame that usually surrounds the bulb with an attachment at the top for the finial.
7. Short for harp seal.

Verb

1. To repeatedly mention a subject, especially so as to nag or complain.
2. To play on (a harp or similar instrument).
3. To play (a tune) on the harp.
4. To develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.

Synonyms

mouth harp

harmonica

mouth organ

dwell

guitar

🎸

insist

insist on

jew’s harp

musical instrument

organ

persevere

😣

persist

piano

psaltery

talk

🗣️

jews’ harp

Jew’s harp

thumb-piano

mouth bow

bowl-type cutter

beldam

Jew's harp

beldame

crone

cuckoo

hag

Pronounced as (IPA)

/hɑːp/

Etymology

From Middle English harpe, from Old English hearpe (“harp”), from Proto-West Germanic *harpā, from Proto-Germanic *harpǭ (“harp”). Cognate with Scots hairp (“harp”), West Frisian harpe, harp (“harp”), Low German Harp (“harp”), Dutch harp (“harp”), German Harfe (“harp”), Danish harpe (“harp”), Swedish harpa (“harp”).

Sentences

Barbee plays guitar , bass guitar , drums , harp and xylophone .