Parp

//pɑːp// intj, noun, verb, slang

intj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The sound of a horn or breaking wind. informal
  2. 2
    Initialism of polyADP-ribose polymerase. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable

    "In the chromatin, polyADP-ribosylation apparently regulates the interaction of PARPs and their substrates with protein partners and DNA."

Verb
  1. 1
    To sound a horn. informal, transitive
  2. 2
    To make the sound of a horn. informal, intransitive
  3. 3
    To break wind. informal, intransitive
  4. 4
    To talk nonsense. informal
Intj
  1. 1
    Representing the sound of a car horn, a trumpet, or breaking wind. informal

Example

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"In the chromatin, polyADP-ribosylation apparently regulates the interaction of PARPs and their substrates with protein partners and DNA."

Etymology

Imitative.

Related phrases

break wind

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