lamp
/ˈlæ̝mp/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.05 in modern English
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A device that generates light, heat, or other electromagnetic radiation. Especially an electric light bulb.
noun
A device containing oil, burnt through a wick for illumination; an oil lamp.
noun
A piece of furniture holding one or more electric light sockets.
noun
An eye.
Example Sentences
- "Another man said, “If someone [a customer]^([sic]) gave me loads of hassle, I'd end up lamping them.” Several of them, in fact, had lost their jobs when they lamped the boss."
- "All for the pleasure of lamping a twat in the face."
- "[Boris Johnson] was furious, and I think what he really wanted to do was go back to London, and probably lamp Dominic Cummings, but I persuaded him not to do that."
- "I'm in my Flavmobile cold lamping. I took a G upstate cold camping. To the Poconos, we call a hideaways. A bag of franks and a bag of Frito-Lays."
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek λᾰ́μπω (lắmpō) Ancient Greek -άζω (-ázō) Ancient Greek -ᾰ́ς (-ắs) Ancient Greek λᾰμπᾰ́ς (lămpắs) Byzantine Greek λαμπάδα (lampáda)bor. Late Latin lampada Old French lampebor. Middle English laumpe English lamp From Middle English laumpe, lampe, from Old French lampe (“lamp, light”), from Latin lampas (“torch, lamp, light”), from Ancient Greek λαμπάς (lampás, “torch, lamp, beacon, light, meteor”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂p- (“to shine”). Cognate with Lithuanian lópė (“light”), Welsh llachar (“bright”). Displaced native Old English lēohtfæt (literally “light-vat”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlæ̝mp/
- British English: /ˈlæ̞mp/
Usage
- British usage
- Slang
- American usage
- Transitive verb
- Countable
- Uncountable