EGAVE

carp

About 1.18 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae.
  2. noun The common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
  3. verb To criticize or complain about a fault, especially for frivolous or petty reasons; to cavil. .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[ with at] To speak, to talk; also, to talk about a subject in speech or writing. To talk much but to little purpose; to chatter, to prattle.
  4. verb To criticize or complain about a fault, especially for frivolous or petty reasons; to cavil. .mw-parser-output .object-usage-tag{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output .deprecated{color:var(--wikt-palette-grey-lime-8,olivedrab)}[ with at]
  5. verb To speak, to talk; also, to talk about a subject in speech or writing.
  6. verb To talk much but to little purpose; to chatter, to prattle.
  7. verb Of a bird: to sing; of a person (such as a minstrel): to sing or recite.
  8. verb To say or tell (something). To find fault with (someone or something); to censure, to criticize.

Similar words

cavil chicane bream crucian goldfish pickerel fish spawn mouse bellyache

Often followed by

and in at is are were was or with

Word family

carped carper carpers carping carps

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