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CARP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("carp" is a kind of...):
cyprinid; cyprinid fish (soft-finned mainly freshwater fishes typically having toothless jaws and cycloid scales)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "carp"):
Cyprinus carpio; domestic carp (large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest)
Holonyms ("carp" is a member of...):
Cyprinidae; family Cyprinidae (a family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("carp" is a kind of...):
freshwater fish (flesh of fish from fresh water used as food)
Holonyms ("carp" is a part of...):
Cyprinus carpio; domestic carp (large Old World freshwater bottom-feeding fish introduced into Europe from Asia; inhabits ponds and sluggish streams and often raised for food; introduced into United States where it has become a pest)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they carp ... he / she / it carps
Past simple: carped
-ing form: carping
Sense 1
Meaning:
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "carp" is one way to...):
object (express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
carper (someone who constantly criticizes in a petty way)