Antonyms for lamped
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : lamp |
| Phonetic Transcription : læmp |
Definition of lamped
Origin :- c.1200, from Old French lampe "lamp, lights" (12c.), from Latin lampas "a light, torch, flambeau," from Greek lampas "torch, lamp, beacon, meteor, light," from lampein "to shine," from nasalized form of PIE root *lap- "to shine" (cf. Lithuanian lope "light," Old Irish lassar "flame"). Replaced Old English leohtfæt "light vessel." To smell of the lamp "be a product of laborious night study" is from 1570s.
- As in observe : verb see, notice
- As in goggle : verb gaze
- As in gaze : verb stare at
- Worse—l-lol-locked up—in jail—no bail—wants to be lamped out.
- Extract from : « The Bicyclers and Three Other Farces » by John Kendrick Bangs
- There ain't a woman on the Gold Coast that ever lamped Bulldog that wouldn't stake him if she had to put her sparklers in hock.
- Extract from : « Bulldog Carney » by W. A. Fraser
Synonyms for lamped
- admire
- beam
- behold
- bore
- catch
- contemplate
- detect
- dig
- discern
- discover
- distinguish
- eagle-eye
- espy
- examine
- eye
- eyeball
- flash
- gape
- gawk
- gaze open-mouthed
- get a load of
- get an eyeful
- get an eyeful of
- glare
- gloat
- inspect
- keep one's eye on
- lamp
- look
- look at
- look fixedly
- make out
- mark
- mind
- monitor
- moon
- note
- observe
- ogle
- pay attention to
- peek
- peep
- peer
- perceive
- pick up on
- pin
- pipe
- read
- recognize
- regard
- rivet the eyes on
- ru
- rubber
- rubberneck
- scrutinize
- see
- size up
- spot
- spy
- study
- survey
- take in
- view
- watch
- witness
- wonder
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