lamp
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Datamuse reports no synonyms or antonyms for this word.
Noun
- A [[device]] that [[generate]]s [[light]], [[heat]], or other [[electromagnetic]] [[radiation]]. Especially an electric [[light bulb]].
- A [[device]] containing [[oil]], burnt through a [[wick]] for [[illumination]]; an [[oil lamp]].
- A [[piece]] of [[furniture]] holding one or more [[electric]] [[light]] sockets.
- {{lb|en|AAVE}} An [[eye]].
Verb
- {{lb|en|UK|slang}} To [[hit]], [[clout]], [[belt]], [[wallop]].
- {{lb|en|UK|Ireland}} To hunt at night using a lamp, during which bright lights are used to [[dazzle]] the hunted [[animal]] or to attract [[insect]]s for capture.
- {{lb|en|slang|US}} To hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.
- {{lb|en|transitive}} To make (something, such as a vase or urn) into a table lamp.
Proper noun
- {{lb|en|Internet}} {{acronym of|en|[[Linux]], [[Apache]], {{w|MySQL}}/{{w|MariaDB}}, and [[PHP]]/[[Python]]/[[Perl]]}}: a popular combination of [[open source]] software for use as a [[web server]].
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