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lamp

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As a noun, lamp means a device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb. As a verb, it means hit, clout, belt, wallop.

Meanings of lamp

8 meanings

noun

  1. A device that generates heat, light or other radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.

  2. A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.

  3. A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.

  4. An artificial source of visible illumination

verb

  1. UKslangTo hit, clout, belt, wallop.

  2. UKIrelandTo hunt at night using a lamp, during which bright lights are used to dazzle the hunted animal or to attract insects for capture.

  3. slangUSTo hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.

  4. To make into a table lamp, said of a vase or urn, etc.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

lamp around the world

UKTo hit, clout, belt, wallop.
UK, IrelandTo hunt at night using a lamp, during which bright lights are used to dazzle the hunted animal or to attract insects for capture.
USTo hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.

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