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1. (v.i.) carp
to find fault; complain unreasonably; cavil.
2. (n.) carp
a peevish complaint.
3. (n.) carp
a large freshwater cyprinid fish, Cyprinus carpio, native to Asia but widely cultivated as a food fish.
4. carp
any of various other fishes of the family Cyprinidae.
Etymology: (1350–1400; < MF < MD or MLG)
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| Definition of 'carp' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) carp
the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
2. (verb) carp
any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
3. (verb) cavil, carp, chicane
raise trivial objections
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| Definition of 'carp' |
Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) carp
a fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp
2. carp
of Carp
3. (verb) carp
to talk; to speak; to prattle
4. (verb) carp
to find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at
5. (verb) carp
to say; to tell
6. (verb) carp
to find fault with; to censure
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Sense: a freshwater fish found in ponds and rivers.
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 Afrikaans: karp |
 Arabic: سَمَكُ شَبّوط |
 Bulgarian: шаран |
 Brazilian: carpa |
 Czech: kapr |
 German: der Karpfen |
 Danish: karpe |
 Greek: κυπρίνος |
 Spanish: carpa |
 Estonian: karpkala |
 Farsi: ماهی کپور |
 Finnish: karppi |
 French: carpe |
 Hebrew: קַרפִּיוֹן |
 Hindi: तालाबों और नदियों में मिल |
 Croatian: šaran |
 Hungarian: ponty |
 Indonesian: karper |
 Icelandic: vatnakarfi |
 Italian: carpa |
 Japanese: 鯉 |
 Korean: 잉어 |
 Lithuanian: karpis |
 Latvian: karpa |
 Malay: ikan kap |
 Dutch: karper |
 Norwegian: karpe |
 Polish: karp |
 Persian: ماهی کپور |
 Pashto: تنكى ماهى چه په بندو او ي |
 Portuguese: carpa |
 Romanian: crap |
 Russian: карп |
 Slovak: kapor |
 Slovenian: krap |
 Serbian: šaran |
 Swedish: karp |
 Thai: ปลาคาร์พ |
 Turkish: sazan balığı |
 Taiwanese: 鯉魚 |
 Ukrainian: короп |
 Urdu: مچھلی کی ایک قسم |
 Vietnamese: cá chép |
 Chinese: 鲤鱼 |
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