1. (

• harp

) 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 ;

2. (

• harp ,

) a pair of curved vertical supports for a lampshade ;

3. (

• harmonica ,
• mouth_organ ,
• harp ,
• mouth_harp

) 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 ;

1. (

• harp ,
• dwell

) come back to; "Don't dwell on the past"; "She is always harping on the same old things" ;

2. (

• harp

) play the harp; "She harped the Saint-Saens beautifully" ;