carp
1[ kahrp ]
/ kɑrp /
verb (used without object)
to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil: to carp at minor errors.
noun
a peevish complaint.
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Origin of carp
11200–50; Middle English carpen to speak, prate < Old Norse karpa to brag, wrangle
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Related formscarp·er, noun
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carp
1/ (kɑːp) /
verb
(intr often foll by at) to complain or find fault; nag pettily
Derived Formscarper, noun
Word Origin for carp
C13: from Old Norse karpa to boast; related to Latin carpere to pluck
British Dictionary definitions for carper (2 of 2)
carp
2/ (kɑːp) /
noun plural carp or carps
a freshwater teleost food fish, Cyprinus carpio, having a body covered with cycloid scales, a naked head, one long dorsal fin, and two barbels on each side of the mouth: family Cyprinidae
any other fish of the family Cyprinidae; a cyprinid
Related formsRelated adjectives: cyprinid, cyprinoid
Word Origin for carp
C14: from Old French carpe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German karpfo, Old Norse karfi
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