Carp /(kärp)/

Carp

v. i.

imp. & p. p. Carped; p. pr. & vb. n. Carping

  1. To talk; to speak; to prattle. [Obs.]
  2. To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at.
    Carping and caviling at faults of manner.
    — Blackw. Mag.
    And at my actions carp or catch.

Carp

v. t.
  1. To say; to tell. [Obs.]
  2. To find fault with; to censure. [Obs.]

Carp

n.

pl. Carp, Carps

  1. A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp. (Zool.)

Phrases & Compounds
Carp louse
a small crustacean, of the genus Argulus, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See Branchiura.
Carp mullet
a fish (Moxostoma carpio) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers.
Carp sucker
a name given to several species of fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; -- called also quillback.