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.
Origin of carp
1
1200–50; Middle English
carpen to speak, prate < Old Norse
karpa to brag, wrangle
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Definition for carp (2 of 4)
carp
2
[ kahrp ]
/ kɑrp /
noun, plural (especially collectively) carp, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) carps.
a large freshwater cyprinid fish, Cyprinus carpio, native to Asia but widely introduced in tropical and temperate waters: an important food fish in many countries.
any of various other fishes of the family Cyprinidae.
Origin of carp
2
1350–1400; Middle English
carpe < Middle French < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German
karpe; cognate with Old High German
karpfo
Definition for carp (3 of 4)
-carp
a combining form occurring in compounds that denote a part of a fruit or fruiting body: endocarp.
Origin of -carp
< New Latin
-carpium < Greek
-karpion, derivative of
karpós fruit
Definition for carp (4 of 4)
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British Dictionary definitions for carp (1 of 3)
carp
1
/ (kɑːp) /
verb
(intr often foll by at)
to complain or find fault; nag pettily
Derived forms of carp
carper, nounWord Origin for carp
C13: from Old Norse
karpa to boast; related to Latin
carpere to pluck
British Dictionary definitions for carp (2 of 3)
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
Other words from carp
Related adjectives: cyprinid, cyprinoidWord Origin for carp
C14: from Old French
carpe, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German
karpfo, Old Norse
karfi
British Dictionary definitions for carp (3 of 3)
-carp
n combining form
(in botany) fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into a particular part of the fruit
epicarp
Word Origin for -carp
from New Latin
-carpium, from Greek
-karpion, from
karpos fruit