Carp vs. Chub

Carpnoun

Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, especially the common carp, Cyprinus carpio.

Chubnoun

One of various species of freshwater fish of the Cyprinidae or carp family, especially:

Carpverb

To complain about a fault; to harp on.

Chubnoun

A European chub (Squalius cephalus, syn. Leuciscus cephalus)

Carpverb

(obsolete) To say; to tell.

Chubnoun

in Europe, its close relatives, notably the fallfish.

Carpverb

To find fault with; to censure.

Chubnoun

(by extension) Any of various vaguely related marine or freshwater fishes.

Carpverb

To talk; to speak; to prattle.

Chubnoun

in North America, the black bass.

Carpverb

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.’; ‘And at my actions carp or catch.’;

Chubnoun

A chubby, plump person.

Carpverb

To say; to tell.

Chubnoun

An overweight or obese gay man.

Carpverb

To find fault with; to censure.

Chubnoun

(uncountable) Excess body fat.

Carpnoun

A fresh-water herbivorous fish (Cyprinus carpio.). Several other species of Cyprinus, Catla, and Carassius are called carp. See Cruclan carp.

Chubnoun

An erection (erect penis).

Carpnoun

the lean flesh of a fish that is often farmed; can be baked or braised

Chubnoun

A plastic or other flexible package of meat, usually ground meat or luncheon meat.

Carpnoun

any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae

Chubnoun

A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidæ or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In America the name is applied to various fishes of the same family, of the genera Semotilus, Squalius, Ceratichthys, etc., and locally to several very different fishes, as the tautog, black bass, etc.

Carpverb

raise trivial objections

Chubnoun

European freshwater game fish with a thick spindle-shaped body

Carp

Carp are various species of oily freshwater fish from the family Cyprinidae, a very large group of fish native to Europe and Asia. While carp is consumed in many parts of the world, they are generally considered an invasive species in parts of Africa, Australia and most of the United States.