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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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