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Definition of carp:
- A fresh- water herbivorous fish ( Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp.
- of Carp
- To find fault with; to censure.
- To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill- naturedly; - usually followed by at.
- To say; to tell.
- To talk; to speak; to prattle.
Synonyms:
chicane, shaft, pettifog, niggle, nag, chouse, censure, cheat, cavil, bother, quibble, criticize, complain, jockey, support, nitpick, pick to pieces, screw.
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fish (part of speech: noun)
- hake,
- goby,
- anchovy,
- kipper,
- lamprey,
- grouper,
- fluke,
- marlin,
- speckled trout,
- rainbow trout,
- halibut,
- mackerel,
- bowfin,
- bass,
- swordfish,
- trout,
- tuna,
- gar,
- minnow,
- ray,
- guppy,
- salmon,
- crappie,
- sole,
- mudfish,
- walleye,
- haddock,
- sea horse,
- flounder,
- fish,
- char,
- shark,
- puffer,
- whitefish,
- blackfish,
- sting ray,
- eel,
- bluegill,
- barracuda,
- sardine,
- dogfish,
- smelt,
- turbot,
- tarpon,
- hammerhead,
- herring,
- sunfish,
- flatfish,
- cod,
- catfish,
- albacore,
- pickerel,
- perch,
- goldfish,
- sturgeon,
- pike,
- sailfish
Usage examples:
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I visited it that evening and brought back three carp and two water- hens.
- "Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific", Gabriel Franchere. -
The carp both grows and increases very fast, and is accounted the most valuable of all fish for the stocking of ponds.
- "The Book of Household Management", Mrs. Isabella Beeton. -
It contained a regular " miraculous draught," including a Nile carp of about nine pounds.
- "Ismailia", Samuel W. Baker.