2. To find fault with; to censure. [Obs.] --Dryden.
Carp \Carp\, n.; pl. {Carp}, formerly {Carps}. [Cf. Icel. karfi, Dan. karpe, Sw. karp, OHG. charpho, G. karpfen, F. carpe, LL. carpa.] (Zo["o]l.) A fresh-water herbivorous fish ({Cyprinus carpio}.). Several other species of {Cyprinus}, {Catla}, and {Carassius} are called carp. See {Cruclan carp}.
Note: The carp was originally from Asia, whence it was early introduced into Europe, where it is extensively reared in artificial ponds. Within a few years it has been introduced into America, and widely distributed by the government. Domestication has produced several varieties, as the leather carp, which is nearly or quite destitute of scales, and the mirror carp, which has only a few large scales. Intermediate varieties occur.
{Carp louse} (Zo["o]l.), a small crustacean, of the genus {Argulus}, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See {Branchiura}.
{Carp mullet} (Zo["o]l.), a fish ({Moxostoma carpio}) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers.
{Carp sucker} (Zo["o]l.), a name given to several species of fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; -- called also quillback.
Carp \Carp\, n.; pl. {Carp}, formerly {Carps}. [Cf. Icel. karfi, Dan. karpe, Sw. karp, OHG. charpho, G. karpfen, F. carpe, LL. carpa.] (Zo["o]l.) A fresh-water herbivorous fish ({Cyprinus carpio}.). Several other species of {Cyprinus}, {Catla}, and {Carassius} are called carp. See {Cruclan carp}.
Note: The carp was originally from Asia, whence it was early introduced into Europe, where it is extensively reared in artificial ponds. Within a few years it has been introduced into America, and widely distributed by the government. Domestication has produced several varieties, as the leather carp, which is nearly or quite destitute of scales, and the mirror carp, which has only a few large scales. Intermediate varieties occur.
{Carp louse} (Zo["o]l.), a small crustacean, of the genus {Argulus}, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See {Branchiura}.
{Carp mullet} (Zo["o]l.), a fish ({Moxostoma carpio}) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers.
{Carp sucker} (Zo["o]l.), a name given to several species of fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; -- called also quillback.
Carp \Carp\ (k[aum]rp), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Carped} (k[aum]rpt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Carping}.] [OE. carpen to say, speak; from Scand. (cf. Icel. karpa to boast), but influenced later by L. carpere to pluck, calumniate.] 1. To talk; to speak; to prattle. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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. --Herbert.
When the drug-laden gold carp were discovered in Shanghai, Chinese police contacted American counterparts.
John Naparalla of Neshkoro said it was so dry that the creek was squeaking as it rounded the bends and the spawning carp got sunburned.
Intellectually, Democrats are left to carp at the margins.
This man is just mean: more an autocratic father than a huge tragi-comic figure. There is no need to carp, however.
But to carp is unworthy, for any such deficiency is immediately obviated by a short foray into the city. The show itself is the thing, and the scale and physical power of it are set from the very start.
I told him that if he failed again, he should think about giving up the rigours of salmon fishing and stick to something less demanding - such as feeding his koi carp.
He said breeding toads will try to mate with almost anything and will often cling to the backs of expensive fish like imported Koi carp from Japan in ornamental ponds.
The long, slender fish commonly known as the grass carp has proven effective in controlling underwater and floating weeds, said Tim Murphy of the University of Georgia Extension Service.
Stuffed carp was inspired by a 1739 recipe and prepared by Antoine Westermann, chef at Le Burerehiesel in Strasbourg. Fresh-water fish appeared on the finest tables until the 19th century when salt-water fish came into favor.
But it was still running high and the backwater was the only spot tranquil enough for my float. Using an elderly carp rod and an antique centrepin reel, I lobbed float and sprat towards the willow tree on the far side.
It is easy to carp that the problems of unification may prolong the underwriting downturn in Germany until 1994 at least.
In Japan, for instance, the carp is the national emblem of boyhood, the symbol for swimming courageously against the stream of life.
Alvin Young, director of the department's Office of Biotechnology and executive secretary of the committee, said the experimental carp have already received a growth hormone gene from trout and will soon be ready for testing in an outdoor pond.
It squeezed through the 4's immense tailgate opening but overhung the load floor, making the car look like a pike trying to swallow a carp of twice its weight.
Fishing is a public right, and for a nominal fee you can try for trout, perch, carp or pike.
Rifkin said there were not enough assurances the carp would not escape, and is petitioning USDA to deny the application.
Powers, however, said that because the fish need substantially more food than normal carp they would likely starve if released into the environment rather than being raised at a fish farm.
That is, however, to carp.
Catfish and carp feed on the bottom of Lake Erie, she said, and tests have shown that nearly half have PCB concentrations that exceed levels recommended by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Moreover, some European parliaments, and the EC commission, are beginning to carp about Airbus subsidies.