Lamp Definition

lămp

lamps

noun

A container with a wick for burning oil, alcohol, etc. to produce light or heat: the wick is often enclosed in a glass tube or chimney, to protect the flame.

Webster's New World

A gas jet, lightbulb, etc. for producing light or heat.

Webster's New World

A celestial body that gives off or reflects light.

American Heritage

A holder, stand, or frame, often decorative and typically including a lampshade, for supporting such a gas jet or for holding a lightbulb.

Webster's New World

A source of knowledge, wisdom, or spiritual strength.

Webster's New World

Synonyms:

verb

To look at.

Webster's New World

(slang) To hit, clout, belt, wallop.

Wiktionary

To hunt at night using a lamp; see lamping.

Wiktionary

(slang) To hang out or chill; to do nothing in particular.

Wiktionary

abbreviation

(Internet) Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP — a popular combination of open source software for use as a web server.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Lamp

Noun

Singular:

lamp

Plural:

lamps

Origin of Lamp

From Middle English 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 *lāp- (“to shine”). Cognate with Lithuanian lópė, Welsh llachar (“bright”). Replaced Middle English leohtfet, lihtfat (“lamp, sconce, candlestick”), from Old English lēohtfæt (“lamp, lantern, torch, light”, literally “light-vat, light-vessel”).

From Wiktionary
Middle English lampe from Old French from Latin lampas from Greek from lampein to shine

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition