carp (redirected from carped)

carp ¹  (kärp)

intr.v. carped, carp·ing, carps

To find fault in a disagreeable way; complain fretfully. See Synonyms at quibble.

n.

A fretful complaint.

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[Middle English carpen, from Old Norse karpa, to boast.]

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carper n.

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carp ¹

Noun

pl carp or carps a large freshwater food fish [Old French carpe]

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carp ²

Verb

to complain or find fault [Old Norse karpa to boast]

carping adjn

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	carp - the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised Cyprinus carpio, domestic carp - large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest freshwater fish - flesh of fish from fresh water used as food
	2.	carp - any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae Cyprinidae, family Cyprinidae - a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace cyprinid, cyprinid fish - soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales Cyprinus carpio, domestic carp - large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest
Verb	1.	carp - raise trivial objections cavil, chicane object - express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver's license"

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carp

verb find fault, complain, beef (slang) criticize, nag, censure, reproach, quibble, cavil, pick holes, kvetch U.S. (slang) << OPPOSITE praise

Translations

carp [kɑːp] n (fish) → carpa

carp at or about vt fus → sacar faltas de

carp [kɑːp] n (= fish) → carpe f

carp at vt fus → critiquer

carp [kɑːp] n → Karpfen m

carp at carp vt fus → herumnörgeln an +dat

carp [kɑːp] n (fish) → carpa

carp at vt fus → trovare a ridire su

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carp

n carp [kaːp]

a freshwater fish found in ponds and rivers. karp سَمَكُ شَبّوط шаран kapr karpe der Karpfen κυπρίνος carpa karpkala ماهی کپور karppi carpe קַרפִּיוֹן तालाबों और नदियों में मिलने वाली एक प्रकार की बड़ी मछली šaran ponty karper vatnakarfi carpa 鯉 잉어 karpis karpa ikan kap karper karpe karp carpa crap карп kapor krap šaran karp ปลาคาร์พ sazan balığı 鯉魚 короп مچھلی کی ایک قسم cá chép 鲤鱼