carp

1. v. i. To talk; to speak; to prattle. Source: opted

2. v. i. To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at. Source: opted

3. v. t. To say; to tell. Source: opted

4. v. t. To find fault with; to censure. Source: opted

5. pl. of Carp Source: opted

6. n. A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp. Source: opted

7. n. the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised Source: wordnet

8. n. any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae Source: wordnet

9. v. raise trivial objections Source: wordnet

10. 1. To talk; to speak; to prattle. [Obs.] Chaucer. 2. To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at. Carping and caviling at faults of manner. Blackw. Mag. And at my actions carp or catch. Herbert. 1. To say; to tell. [Obs.] 2. To find fault with; to censure. [Obs.] Dryden. A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp. Note: The carp was originally from Asia, whence it was early introduced into Europe, where it is extensively reared in artificial ponds. Within a few years it has been introduced into America, and widely distributed by the government. Domestication has produced several varieties, as the leather carp, which is nearly or quite destitute of scales, and the mirror carp, which has only a few large scales. Intermediate varieties occur. Carp louse (Zoöl.), a small crustacean, of the genus Argulus, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See Branchiura. -- Carp mullet (Zoöl.), a fish (Moxostoma carpio) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers. -- Carp sucker (Zoöl.), a name given to several species of fresh- water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; -- called also quillback. Source: webster

11. A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Severalother species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. SeeCruclan carp. Source: adambom

12. v:29/n:71 n. the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised n. any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae Source: ecdict

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