Real Dictionary

-carp in American English
fruit
combining form: a combining form occurring in compounds that denote a part of a fruit or fruiting body

-carp in British English
combining form in countable noun: (in botany) fruit or a reproductive structure that develops into a particular part of the fruit

carp
variable noun: A carp is a kind of fish that lives in lakes and rivers.
verb: If you say that someone is carping, you mean that they keep criticizing or complaining about someone or something, especially in a way you think is unnecessary or annoying.

carp in American English 1
to complain or find fault in a petty or nagging way
intransitive verb: to find fault or complain querulously or unreasonably; be niggling in criticizing; cavil
noun: a peevish complaint

carp in American English 2
any of various often edible, freshwater cyprinoid fishes found all over the world, including the goldfish: a carp (Cyprinus carpio) is harvested for food in Europe and Asia
noun: a large freshwater cyprinid fish, Cyprinus carpio, native to Asia but widely introduced in tropical and temperate waters: an important food fish in many countries

carp in British English 1
verb: to complain or find fault; nag pettily

carp in British English 2
noun: a freshwater teleost food fish, Cyprinus carpio, having a body covered with cycloid scales, a naked head, one long dorsal fin, and two barbels on each side of the mouth: family Cyprinidae

carp. in American English
abbreviation: carpentry