Carp
noun
A type of fish that is often kept in ponds or caught for food.
We spent the whole day at the lake, trying to catch carp.
Often appears as...
- catch a carp
- carp fishing
verb
To complain or find fault constantly about trivial matters.
Don't carp about the small stuff; let's focus on the big picture.
Often appears as...
- carp about something
- carp at someone
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Disapproving
noun
A type of fish that is often kept in ponds or caught for food.
We spent the whole day at the lake, trying to catch carp.
Often appears as...
- catch a carp
- carp fishing
verb
To complain or find fault constantly about trivial matters.
Don't carp about the small stuff; let's focus on the big picture.
Often appears as...
- carp about something
- carp at someone
Usage tips
Disapproving
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Common Fish
Carp are a common type of fish found worldwide, often associated with fishing as a hobby or sport.
Many anglers take pride in the size of the carp they catch.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
In some cultures, carp is a symbol of good luck and prosperity, particularly in Asia.
Carp kites are flown during Children's Day in Japan to bring luck.
Pro Tip 3/3Edible Fish
Carp is a fish that is edible and can be prepared in various ways, such as grilled or boiled.
The restaurant's menu featured a traditional carp dish.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Fish
Carp are a common type of fish found worldwide, often associated with fishing as a hobby or sport.
Many anglers take pride in the size of the carp they catch.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
In some cultures, carp is a symbol of good luck and prosperity, particularly in Asia.
Carp kites are flown during Children's Day in Japan to bring luck.
Pro Tip 3/3Edible Fish
Carp is a fish that is edible and can be prepared in various ways, such as grilled or boiled.
The restaurant's menu featured a traditional carp dish.
Pro Tip 1/3Common Fish
Carp are a common type of fish found worldwide, often associated with fishing as a hobby or sport.
Many anglers take pride in the size of the carp they catch.
Pro Tip 2/3Cultural Significance
In some cultures, carp is a symbol of good luck and prosperity, particularly in Asia.
Carp kites are flown during Children's Day in Japan to bring luck.
Pro Tip 3/3Edible Fish
Carp is a fish that is edible and can be prepared in various ways, such as grilled or boiled.
The restaurant's menu featured a traditional carp dish.
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Gene editing can now...
they could potentially wipe out the native Asian carp population. And that's not so unlikely, given how connected our world is. In fact, it's why we have an invasive species problem. And that's fish. Things like mosquitos and fruit flies, there's literally no way to contain them.
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Ben Goldacre: Battling...
but for men, shopping could make you impotent. So we know that we need to start unpicking the science behind this. And what I hope to show is that unpicking the evidence behind dodgy claims isn't a kind of nasty, carping activity; it's socially useful.
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Haas&Hahn: How painting...
and we stumbled upon this street. It was covered in concrete to prevent mudslides, and somehow we saw a sort of river in it, and we imagined this river to be a river in Japanese style with koi carp swimming upstream. So we decided to paint that river,
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What you can do with an...
in strong pharyngeal jaws that have fused with the bones of their skulls. Other fish prioritize eating huge quantities of food. The pharyngeal jaws of grass carp have two bone components that move in unison to pull plant life into their stomachs,
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The Wild Animals of...
miraculously turn on so we've just seen three smooth-coated otters when they would move outside of the lake and one of them was eating a collie carp right in front of them now otters are pretty rare in Singapore and
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Monster Fish - High-Wire...
nice catch that's great looks like maybe a medium-sized carp jumped right in that furthest that out there so these fish are definitely jumping up Falls trying to get over these big balls let me try
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Monster Fish, Part 1:...
than any river in the world and it has species like the giant carp a 600-pound goldfish the goonch catfish you know such a strange-looking catfish the little beady cat's eyes and nail like
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Monster Fish, Part 3:...
that species I have a video of it here was only described in 2008 this is the the giant carp so the giant carp it's it's now critically endangered so they're very few these carp left and
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The Exhilarating Peace...
As you noticed, that last breath in is slow, deep and intense. It ends with a special technique called the carp, which allows me to store one to two extra liters of air in my lungs
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Redneck Fishing...
heavy rains have raised the river giving the carp more places to hide the strategy is to get all the boats
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Gene editing can now...
they could potentially wipe out the native Asian carp population. And that's not so unlikely, given how connected our world is. In fact, it's why we have an invasive species problem. And that's fish. Things like mosquitos and fruit flies, there's literally no way to contain them.
Video examples
Ben Goldacre: Battling...
but for men, shopping could make you impotent. So we know that we need to start unpicking the science behind this. And what I hope to show is that unpicking the evidence behind dodgy claims isn't a kind of nasty, carping activity; it's socially useful.
Video examples
Haas&Hahn: How painting...
and we stumbled upon this street. It was covered in concrete to prevent mudslides, and somehow we saw a sort of river in it, and we imagined this river to be a river in Japanese style with koi carp swimming upstream. So we decided to paint that river,
Video examples
What you can do with an...
in strong pharyngeal jaws that have fused with the bones of their skulls. Other fish prioritize eating huge quantities of food. The pharyngeal jaws of grass carp have two bone components that move in unison to pull plant life into their stomachs,
Video examples
The Wild Animals of...
miraculously turn on so we've just seen three smooth-coated otters when they would move outside of the lake and one of them was eating a collie carp right in front of them now otters are pretty rare in Singapore and
Video examples
Monster Fish - High-Wire...
nice catch that's great looks like maybe a medium-sized carp jumped right in that furthest that out there so these fish are definitely jumping up Falls trying to get over these big balls let me try
Video examples
Monster Fish, Part 1:...
than any river in the world and it has species like the giant carp a 600-pound goldfish the goonch catfish you know such a strange-looking catfish the little beady cat's eyes and nail like
Video examples
Monster Fish, Part 3:...
that species I have a video of it here was only described in 2008 this is the the giant carp so the giant carp it's it's now critically endangered so they're very few these carp left and
Video examples
The Exhilarating Peace...
As you noticed, that last breath in is slow, deep and intense. It ends with a special technique called the carp, which allows me to store one to two extra liters of air in my lungs
Video examples
Redneck Fishing...
heavy rains have raised the river giving the carp more places to hide the strategy is to get all the boats
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John Ridley
American Director
Why don't we hear more about and from Asians when it comes to race in America? Are Asians the new Invisible Man - there but not there? In some ways, yeah. Blacks and whites are always carping about the metrics of racism. And any conversation about immigration reform is immediately flipped into a referendum on Hispanics.
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Jeremy Wade
Starting in my late 20s, I would go on one fishing trip a year to an exotic location. I went to India and caught what was essentially a giant carp. I went to Thailand and got myself arrested as a suspected spy. I went to the Congo and got malaria. But even the bad stuff is material.
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George H. W. Bush
American President
I think the 24-hour news cycle has helped exaggerate the differences between the parties. You can always find someone on TV somewhere carping about something. That didn't happen 20 years ago.
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Julie Andrews
English Actress
I was raised never to carp about things and never to moan, because in vaudeville, which is my background, you just got on with it through all kinds of adversities.
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Gord Downie
Canadian Musician
We used to tie a skipping rope to a pitchfork and try to spear big carp. We never got one. My kids love that story, very 'Lord of the Flies.
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Van Wyck Brooks
American Critic
People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.
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Tom Felton
English Actor
I used to have some fish, some nice little carp, but they got too big for the tank. I don't have any pets now.
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Ann Coulter
American Journalist
The Democrats have no actual policy proposals of their own unless constant carping counts as a policy.
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Adrian Lewis
English Athlete
Hobbies-wise, I love to carp fish. I like to be on the bank when I have some downtime.
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Andrew Zimmern
American Critic
For most people, carp isn't just garbage fish - it's an invasive species.
Quote examples
John Ridley
American Director
Why don't we hear more about and from Asians when it comes to race in America? Are Asians the new Invisible Man - there but not there? In some ways, yeah. Blacks and whites are always carping about the metrics of racism. And any conversation about immigration reform is immediately flipped into a referendum on Hispanics.
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Jeremy Wade
Starting in my late 20s, I would go on one fishing trip a year to an exotic location. I went to India and caught what was essentially a giant carp. I went to Thailand and got myself arrested as a suspected spy. I went to the Congo and got malaria. But even the bad stuff is material.
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George H. W. Bush
American President
I think the 24-hour news cycle has helped exaggerate the differences between the parties. You can always find someone on TV somewhere carping about something. That didn't happen 20 years ago.
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Julie Andrews
English Actress
I was raised never to carp about things and never to moan, because in vaudeville, which is my background, you just got on with it through all kinds of adversities.
Quote examples
Gord Downie
Canadian Musician
We used to tie a skipping rope to a pitchfork and try to spear big carp. We never got one. My kids love that story, very 'Lord of the Flies.
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Van Wyck Brooks
American Critic
People of small caliber are always carping. They are bent on showing their own superiority, their knowledge or prowess or good breeding.
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Tom Felton
English Actor
I used to have some fish, some nice little carp, but they got too big for the tank. I don't have any pets now.
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Ann Coulter
American Journalist
The Democrats have no actual policy proposals of their own unless constant carping counts as a policy.
Quote examples
Adrian Lewis
English Athlete
Hobbies-wise, I love to carp fish. I like to be on the bank when I have some downtime.
Quote examples
Andrew Zimmern
American Critic
For most people, carp isn't just garbage fish - it's an invasive species.
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