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carp1 definition

carp (kärp)

noun pl. carp or carps

any of various often edible, freshwater cyprinoid fishes found all over the world, including the goldfish: a carp (Cyprinus carpio) is harvested for food in Europe and Asia

Etymology: ME & OFr carpe < VL carpa < Goth *karpa

carp2 definition

carp (kärp)

intransitive verb

to complain or find fault in a petty or nagging way

Etymology: ME carpen < ON karpa, to brag; meaning infl. by L carpere, to pluck: see excerpt

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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