Definitions for CARP
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. carpnoun

   the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised

2. carpverb

   any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae

3. cavil, carp, chicaneverb

   raise trivial objections

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carpnoun

   A pond fish.

   Etymology: carpe, Fr.

   A friend of mine stored a pond of three or four acres with carps and tench. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

2. To CARPverb

   To censure; to cavil; to find fault; with at before the thing or person censured.

   Etymology: carpo, Lat.

   Tertullian, even often through discontentment, carpeth injuriously at them, as though they did it even when they were free from such meaning. Richard Hooker, b. iv. § 7.

   This your all licens’d fool
   Does hourly carp and quarrel, breaking forth
   In rank and not to be endured riots. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   No, not a tooth or nail to scratch,
   And at my actions carp or catch. George Herbert.

   When I spoke,
   My honest homely words were carp’d, and censur’d,
   For want of courtly stile. John Dryden, Don Sebastian.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carp

   Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of Africa, Australia and most of the United States.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carp

   A carp is a type of freshwater fish native to Europe and Asia that is often found in ponds, lakes, and rivers. It is a large, herbivorous fish, known for its silver or grey color, and its unique, elongated body. Some species of carp are kept for their beauty in specialized water gardens or ponds, such as koi or goldfish, while others are used as food fish.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carpverb

   to talk; to speak; to prattle

2. Carpverb

   to find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at

3. Carpverb

   to say; to tell

4. Carpverb

   to find fault with; to censure

5. Carp

   of Carp

6. Carpnoun

   a fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp

7. Etymology: [OE. carpen to say, speak; from Scand. (cf. Icel. karpa to boast), but influenced later by L. carpere to pluck, calumniate.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carp

   Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. The cypriniformes are traditionally grouped with the Characiformes, Siluriformes and Gymnotiformes to create the superorder Ostariophysi, since these groups have certain common features, such as being found predominantly in fresh water and that they possess Weberian ossicles; the most anterior bony pair is in contact with the extension of the labyrinth and the posterior with the swimbladder. The function is poorly understood, but this structure is presumed to take part in the transmission of vibrations from the swimbladder to the labyrinth and in the perception of sound, which would explain why the Ostariophysi have such a great capacity for hearing. Most cypriniformes have scales and teeth on the inferior pharyngeal bones which may be modified in relation to the diet. Tribolodon is the only cyprinid genus which tolerates salt water, although there are several species which move into brackish water, but return to fresh water to spawn. All of the other cypriniformes live in continental waters and have a wide geographical range.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Carp

   kärp, v.i. to catch at small faults or errors (with at).—ns. Carp′er, one who carps or cavils; Carp′ing, cavilling: fault-finding.—adv. Carp′ingly. [Most prob. Scand., Ice. karpa, to boast, modified in meaning through likeness to L. carpĕre, to pluck, deride.]

2. Carp

   kärp, n. a fresh-water fish common in ponds. [O. Fr. carpe—Low L. carpa, prob. Teut.]

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. carp

   A well-known fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidæ family, considered to have been introduced into England in the time of Henry VIII.; but in Dame Berner's book on angling, published in 1486, it is described as the "daynteous fysshe" in England.

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1. CARP

   What does CARP stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the CARP acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CARP

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Carp is ranked #31960 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Carp surname appeared 722 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Carp.
   
   94% or 679 total occurrences were White.
   2.4% or 18 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.3% or 10 total occurrences were Black.
   0.9% or 7 total occurrences were of two or more races.

Matched Categories

1. • Freshwater Fish

Anagrams for CARP »

1. crap

How to pronounce CARP?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say CARP in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of CARP in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of CARP in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of CARP in a Sentence

1. Christopher Pyne:

   It affects the European carp by attacking their kidneys, their skin, their gills and stopping them breathing effectively.

2. John Harvey:

   It was amazing. Ive never caught a carp that weighed over 100 poundsbefore.

3. Ron Brooks:

   They were allowed to bring Asian and silver carp in to take care of algal blooms, and they used the fish and sold them to the ethnic markets, like Chinese markets.

4. Christopher Pyne:

   Suddenly, there will be literally hundreds of thousands, if not millions of tonnes of carp that will be dead in the River Murray.

5. Cassady Douglas:

   I realized it was a tremendously huge fish, i didn’t know what kind of fish it was. I assumed it was a carp or catfish.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=CARP
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=CARP
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carp
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/CARP
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=CARP
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=CARP
8. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=CARP
9. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html