carp

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

1. v. To find fault in a disagreeable way; complain fretfully. See Synonyms at quibble.
2. n. A fretful complaint.
3. n. An edible freshwater fish (Cyprinus carpio) of Europe and Asia that is frequently bred in ponds and lakes.
4. n. Any of various fishes of the family Cyprinidae.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. To speak; tell.
2. To talk; babble; chatter.
3. To censure, cavil, or find fault, particularly without reason or petulantly: used absolutely or followed by at.
4. To utter; speak.
5. To blame; find fault with; chide.
6. n. Speech; talk; conversation.
7. n. A teleostean fish of the family Cyprinidæ, Cyprinus carpio. The normal form has a long compressed body, large scales (35 to 39 being along the lateral line), a long dorsal with a strong serrate spine and 17 to 22 rays, a short anal with 3 simple and 5 branched rays, and 4 barbels upon the upper jaw. It is said to have been introduced into England in the fourteenth century. It is an excellent fish for ponds, as it breeds rapidly, grows to a large size, sometimes attaining the length of 4 feet, and lives for many years. In old age its scales become gray and white. There are numerous varieties, the most notable being
8. n. A fish related to the common carp. The best-known is the gold carp or goldfish, Carassius auratus. See cut under goldfish.
9. n. A name on the northeast coast of Ireland for the common sea-bream, Pagellus centrodontus.
10. n. An English name of the opah.
11. n. In the United States, a carp-sucker; a catostomoid fish of the subfamily Ictiobinæ and genus Carpiodes.
12. n. A name of various fishes of the genus Chilodactylus in Australia, New Zealand, and Tasmania. These fishes are not related to the European carp, which is a cyprinoid fish.
13. To prepare teazels for the napping-machine for dressing woolen cloth.

Wiktionary

1. n. Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.
2. v. To complain about a fault; to harp on.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. v. obsolete To talk; to speak; to prattle.
2. v. To find fault; to cavil; to censure words or actions without reason or ill-naturedly; -- usually followed by at.
3. v. obsolete To say; to tell.
4. v. obsolete To find fault with; to censure.
5. n. (Zoöl.) A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See cruclan carp.

WordNet 3.0

1. n. the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
2. v. raise trivial objections
3. n. any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae