carp in Hindi हिन्दी
carp in Kannada ಕನ್ನಡ
carp in Sindhi سنڌي
carp in Telugu తెలుగు
carp in Urdu اُردُو
carp in English
- carp⇄adj. carplike.
- carp⇄carp (1), verb, noun.
- carp⇄carp (2), noun, pl.carpsor (collectively)carp.
1. a bony, freshwater fish which lives in ponds and slow streams. It feeds mostly on plants and sometimes grows quite large.
2. any one of a group of similar fishes, including goldfish, minnows, - carp⇄noun a minor or trivial complaint; cavil.
Ex. My only carp was that, on this occasion at least, they seemed to be preaching to the converted (London Times). - carp⇄noun carper.
- carp⇄v.i. to find fault; complain.
Ex. We will not carp at this great writer (Matthew Arnold). No doubt every psychologist will find something to carp at--a quibble over a definition or a complaint about an omission (New Scientist).