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Carpentaria, Gulf of
carpenter
carpenter ant
carpenter bee
Carpentersville
carpentry
carpet
carpet beetle
carpet-bomb
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carp (1)

carp [ kaarp ] (past and past participle carped, present participle carp·ing, 3rd person present singular carps)


intransitive verb 
Definition:
 
complain: to keep complaining or finding fault, especially about unimportant things
I wish you'd stop carping, I'm doing my best.

[13th century. < Old Norse karpa "brag"]

carp·er noun

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See complain.

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