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carp

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verb

carped; carping; carps

intransitive verb

: to find fault or complain querulously
carper noun

carp

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noun (1)

carp

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noun (2)

plural carp or carps
1
: a large variable Asian soft-finned freshwater cyprinid fish (Cyprinus carpio) of sluggish waters that is often raised for food and has been widely introduced into U.S. waters
also : any of various related cyprinid fishes (such as the grass carp)
2
: a fish (such as the European sea bream) resembling a carp

carp-

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combining form

variants or carpo-
: fruit
carpogonium

-carp

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noun combining form

: part of a fruit
mesocarp
: fruit
schizocarp

Example Sentences

Verb He's always carping about his boss. He's tired of always being carped at by his critics.

Word History

Etymology

Verb

Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Icelandic karpa to dispute

Noun (2)

Middle English carpe, from Middle French, from Late Latin carpa, probably of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German karpfo carp

Combining form

French & New Latin, from Greek karp-, karpo-, from karpos — more at harvest

Noun combining form

New Latin -carpium, from Greek -karpion, from karpos

First Known Use

Verb

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of carp was in the 15th century

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