arp

Noun (1)

arp (plural arps)

1. (informal) An arpeggiator.
   • "The arp can be applied to instruments by inserting it as a MIDI effect before your synth of choice."2014 June 4, Bruce Aisher, “COMPLEX ARPS”, in Attack, archived from the original on 16 Sep 2018

Noun (2)

arp (plural arps)

1. (informal) An arpeggio.

Interjection

1. The bark of a seal.
   • All through the prayer he made little arp! arp! noises like a baby seal.2001, Ruth Bell Graham, Blessings for a mother's day
   • "ARP, ARP, ARP." George turned and saw the seal waddling down their side of the river.2002, Larry Mehelic, Searching for Blue-Eyed Trout

Noun (3) capitalized: ARP

ARP (countable and uncountable, plural ARPs)

1. (abbreviation, countable, initialism) Initialism of absolute refractory period.
2. (UK, abbreviation, dated, initialism) Initialism of Air Raid Precautions.
   • The small white squares painted above the footboard at the ends of S.R. passenger coaches were a wartime addition to show that the lighting arrangements of vehicles so marked had been altered to conform to A.R.P. regulations.1946 September and October, “The Why and The Wherefore: A.R.P. Coach Lighting Regulations”, in Railway Magazine, page 325

Proper noun (1) capitalized: ARP

ARP

1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Address Resolution Protocol.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Arp

Arp (plural Arps)

1. A surname.