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harp
noun
verb
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
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hɑːp
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noun
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
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
noun
a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade
verb
come back to
“Don't dwell on the past”
verb
play the harp
“She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully”
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Don't dwell on the past
She is always harping on the same old things
She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully
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