guitar

guitar
noun
ADJECTIVE
acoustic, bass, electric, steel
lead, rhythm
blues, classical, jazz, rock, etc.
slide
six-string, twelve-string, etc.
air

He would stand in front of the mirror, playing air guitar (= playing an imaginary electric guitar) to Van Halen songs.

VERB + GUITAR
strum, strum on

As she sang, she strummed her guitar.

pluck

He gently plucked his guitar.

tune
GUITAR + NOUN
string
pick, plectrum (esp. BrE)
amp (informal), amplifier
case, strap
lick, riff
accompaniment
chord

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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