carp
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
carp′er noun
carp
Synonyms
carp
Usage Examples
Object
- angler: Its days like this that make me realize how dim we carp anglers are at times.
Converse of object
- catch: John Finch also had a good day catching 27 carp to 8lb for a good ton bag.
- stalk: Whilst you can stalk carp on some waters most of the time, these conditions really make life a lot easier.
Adjective modifier
- 40lb: He has landed almost 100 40lb carp in his career.
- 20lb: To demonstrate our point - the first 20lb carp caught this year was on the 22 March 2006.
- 10lb: Frank Morgan landed 2 10lb common carp, Ron Broom landed a 10lb mirror carp all on Friday night.
- 12lb: Rick also caught 3 bonus tench and one 12lb carp.
- odd: The odd carp is also being taken from the boats with the island being favorite.
Modifies a noun
- pellet: Daniel float fished luncheon meat over small carp pellets.
- angler: Carp anglers may also find Chertsey a useful winter water.
- rod: In the not to distant future my own range of carp rods will be unleashed with no stated test curves.
- fishing: Over 270 pages of carp fishing advice from the home of carp fishing.
- angling: There will be in-depth interviews into the world of carp angling.
- lake: Learn more about boating holiday in France Carp fishing holiday Try to visit the best carp fishing lakes in France.
Noun used with modifier
- crucian: There was also a good head of crucian carp to 3lbs.
- koi: Go to an aquatic center and find out how much a koi carp will cost you.
- specimen: The membership includes Old Bury Hill Lake, Temple Lake our new specimen carp lake.
- mirror: Markets Coarse fish are stocked for angling: mirror carp, green tench, bream.
- fed: Terry fished a soft paste and fed carp pellet little and often.
- grass: In fact, grass carp are often mistaken for record sized chub!
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