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Parp vs Par - What's the difference?

parp | par |

As nouns the difference between parp and par

is that parp is the sound of a car horn or breaking wind while par is equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.

As verbs the difference between parp and par

is that parp is to talk nonsense while par is to reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.

As an interjection parp

is representing the sound of a car horn or breaking wind.

As an abbreviation par is

paragraph.

As a preposition par is

by; with.

As a proper noun Par is

the name of a town and beach near St Austell in Cornwall.

As an initialism PAR is

planed all round (timber - meaning planed on all sides as opposed to rough sawn.

parp

English

Interjection

(en interjection)
  • (informal) Representing the sound of a car horn or breaking wind.

    • Noun

    (en noun)
  • (informal) The sound of a car horn or breaking wind.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (informal) To talk nonsense.
  • (informal) To break wind.
  • (informal) To sound a car horn.

    • Anagrams

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    par

    English

    Etymology 1

    Abbreviation.

    Abbreviation

    (Abbreviation) (head)
  • paragraph
  • parallel
  • parenthesis
  • parish

    • Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Preposition

    (English prepositions)
  • By; with.
    • Usage notes
    * Used frequently in Middle English in phrases taken from French, being sometimes written as a part of the word which it governs; as, par amour, or paramour; par cas, or parcase; par fay, or parfay.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the value expressed on the face or in the words of a certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.
  • Equality of condition or circumstances.
  • (golf, mostly uncountable) The allotted number of strokes to reach the hole.
    • He needs to make this shot for par .
  • (golf, countable) A hole in which a player achieves par
  • * {{quote-news, 2009, January 18, , Paul Casey storms to four-stroke lead in Abu Dhabi, Herald Sun citation
    • , passage=Kaymer started with six straight pars before making a birdie on the seventh and an eagle on the eighth. }}
    Derived terms
    * below par * on par, on a par * par for the course * under par * up to par

    Verb

    (parr)
  • (golf) To reach the hole in the allotted number of strokes.
    • He will need to par every hole in order to win this game.

    Etymology 3

    Compare (etyl) .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Young salmon. (also spelled parr)

    • Anagrams

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