Carp

v. i.	1.	To talk; to speak; to prattle. [imp. & p. p. Carped (kärpt); p. pr. & vb. n. Carping.]
	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.
v. t.	1.	To say; to tell.
	2.	To find fault with; to censure.
n.	1.	(Zool.) A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp. Carp louse (Zool.) a small crustacean, of the genus Argulus, parasitic on carp and allied fishes. See Branchiura. Carp mullet (Zool.) a fish (Moxostoma carpio) of the Ohio River and Great Lakes, allied to the suckers. Carp sucker (Zool.) a name given to several species of fresh-water fishes of the genus Carpiodes in the United States; - called also quillback.

Noun	1.	carp - the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised
	2.	carp - any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae
Verb	1.	carp - raise trivial objections Synonyms: cavil, chicane

To see a carp in your dream, indicates that you need to put aside your pride and ego and not let it get in the way of friendships and relationships.bug, bully, bullyrag, carp at, catch at straws, cavil, complain, criticize, cut up, fault-find, find fault, fret at, fuss at, gripe, hassle, henpeck, knock, nag, nibble at, niggle, nitpick, peck at, pester, pettifog, pick at, pick holes, pick on, pick to pieces, pull apart, pull to pieces, quibble, take exception, tear apart, tear to pieces, yap at

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