harp

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UK /hɑːp/ US /hɑɹp/

noun 5verb 4name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

VERB + HARP

set, tune

The musician tuned her harp carefully before the concert began.

(verb.)

ADV

always, constantly

My mother constantly harps on about how expensive my phone bill is every month.

still

PREP

about

PHRASES

keep harping on

My brother keeps harping on about how I never help with the housework.

Definitions

noun

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

The Harpe. […] A harper with his wreſt maye tune the harpe wrong / Mys tunying of an Inſtrument ſhal hurt a true ſonge

Any musical instrument.

A grain sieve.

verb

To repeatedly mention a subject, especially so as to nag or complain.

Why do you harp on a single small mistake?

Why do you harp on about a single small mistake?

To play on (a harp or similar instrument).

To play (a tune) on the harp.

To develop or give expression to by skill and art; to sound forth as from a harp; to hit upon.

Thou harped my fear aright.

name

A surname originating as an occupation for a player of the harp.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a small rectangular free-reed instrument having a row of fre

harmonica

verb — come back to

dwell

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

harp on one string

To dwell on a single subject with disagreeable or wearisome persistence.

harp on the same string

To repeatedly say the same thing.

Example Bank

The Harpe. […] A harper with his wreſt maye tune the harpe wrong / Mys tunying of an Inſtrument ſhal hurt a true ſonge

Wiktionary

Contains charts and instructions for wiring. Shows sockets, wire, harps, glass chimneys and globes, shade holders, bases, finials, and hundreds of items necessary in the building of lamps.

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Both types of harp have a swiveling shade holder at the top. The threaded stud on the swivel accepts the finial.

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Why do you harp on a single small mistake?

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Why do you harp on about a single small mistake?

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Thou harped my fear aright.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, harp is marked as derogatory, archaic, colloquial. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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