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Webster 1913 Edition
Carp
Carp
(kärp)
, Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Carped
(kärpt)
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Carping
.] [OE.
carpen
to say, speak; from Scand. (cf. Icel. karpa
to boast), but influenced later by L. carpere
to pluck, calumniate.] 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.
Carp
,Verb.
T.
1.
To say; to tell.
[Obs.]
2.
To find fault with; to censure.
[Obs.]
Dryden.
Carp
,Noun.
pl.
Carp
, formerly Carps
. [Cf. Icel.
karfi
, Dan. karpe
, Sw. karp
, OHG. charpho
, G. karpfen
, F. carpe
, LL. carpa
.] (Zool.)
A fresh-water herbivorous fish (
Cyprinus carpio
.). Several other species of Cyprinus
, Catla
, and Carassius
are called carp. See Cruclan carp
. ☞ 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
(Zool.)
, a small crustacean, of the genus
– Argulus
, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See Branchiura
. Carp mullet
(Zool.)
, a fish (
– Moxostoma carpio
) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers. Carp sucker
(Zool.)
, a name given to several species of fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; – called also quillback.
Webster 1828 Edition
Carp
CARP
,Verb.
I.
No, not a tooth or nail to scratch
And at my actions carp and catch. Herbert.
CARP
,Noun.
Definition 2024
carp
carp
English
common carp (Cyprinus carpio)
Noun
carp (plural carp or carps)
- Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
Derived terms
See also
Translations
Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse karpa (“to boast”)[1], karp (“bragging”).
Verb
carp (third-person singular simple present carps, present participle carping, simple past and past participle carped)
- To complain about a fault; to harp on.
- (obsolete) To say; to tell.
- (obsolete, transitive) To find fault with; to censure.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Dryden to this entry?)
Translations
To complain about a fault