Carp

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • verb-intransitive. To find fault in a disagreeable way; complain fretfully. See Synonyms at quibble.
  • n. A fretful complaint.
  • n. An edible freshwater fish (Cyprinus carpio) of Europe and Asia that is frequently bred in ponds and lakes.
  • n. Any of various fishes of the family Cyprinidae.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
  • v. To complain about a fault; to harp on.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • verb-intransitive. To talk; to speak; to prattle.
  • verb-intransitive. To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at.
  • v. To say; to tell.
  • v. To find fault with; to censure.
  • n. A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See cruclan carp.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To speak; tell.
  • To talk; babble; chatter.
  • To censure, cavil, or find fault, particularly without reason or petulantly: used absolutely or followed by at.
  • To utter; speak.
  • To blame; find fault with; chide.
  • n. Speech; talk; conversation.
  • n. A teleostean fish of the family Cyprinidæ, Cyprinus carpio.
  • n. A fish related to the common carp.
  • n. A name on the northeast coast of Ireland for the common sea-bream, Pagellus centrodontus.
  • n. An English name of the opah.
  • n. In the United States, a carp-sucker; a catostomoid fish of the subfamily Ictiobinæ and genus Carpiodes.
  • n. A name of various fishes of the genus Chilodactylus in Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania. These fishes are not related to the European carp, which is a cyprinoid fish.
  • To prepare teazels for the napping-machine for dressing woolen cloth.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
  • v. raise trivial objections
  • n. any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
  • Verb Form
    carped    carping    carps   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Cross Reference
    Variant
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    cavil    say    tell    censure   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Arp    Harp    Sharp    Sharpe    Tharp    arp    harp    harpe    karp    scarp   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    bream    chub    roach    pickerel    gudgeon    catfish    trout    koi    eel    lamprey