lamp

Plurallamps

Formslamps, lamping, lamped

1. 1
   nouncountable

   A piece of furniture that holds one or more electric light bulbs.

   Like a small stand that carries light bulbs the way a vase carries flowers.

   She bought a new lamp for the living room.

   Two lamps lit the cozy reading corner.

   Similarlight

2. 2
   nouncountable

   A device that makes light, heat, or other rays, such as an electric light bulb.

   Like a tiny sun you can switch on and off.

   Please turn off the lamp before you go to sleep.

   This lamp gives off both light and heat.

   Similarlight, bulb

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3. 3
   nouncountable

   A container of oil that burns through a wick to give light.

   Like a candle, but it burns oil soaked up by a cloth wick.

   Grandma lit the old lamp when the power went out.

   He filled the lamp with oil and trimmed the wick.

   Similarlantern

4. 4
   verbslangUKtransitive

   To hit someone hard with your fist.

   He lamped the bouncer outside the club.

   If you touch my car, I'll lamp you.

   Similarhit, whack, smack, wallop, clout

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5. 5
   verbIrelandUKtransitive or intransitive

   To hunt animals at night by shining a bright light to dazzle them.

   The farmers went out to lamp rabbits after dark.

   He lamped foxes across the fields all night.

   Similarspotlight, jacklight

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6. 6
   verbslangUSintransitive

   To relax and do nothing in particular.

   We lamped on the porch all afternoon.

   I just want to lamp at home this weekend.

   Similarrelax, chill, lounge, laze, loaf

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7. 7
   verbtransitive

   To turn a vase, urn, or similar object into a table lamp.

   She lamped an old ceramic vase for the hallway.

   Skilled craftsmen can lamp almost any urn.

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