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Croak vs Carp - What's the difference?

croak | carp |

As nouns the difference between croak and carp

is that croak is a faint, harsh sound made in the throat while carp is any of various freshwater fish of the family cyprinidae'', especially the common carp, ''cyprinus carpio .

As verbs the difference between croak and carp

is that croak is to make a croak while carp is to complain about a fault; to harp on.

croak

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A faint, harsh sound made in the throat.
  • The cry of a frog or toad. (see also ribbit)

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a croak.
  • To utter in a low, hoarse voice.
  • * Shakespeare
    • The raven himself is hoarse, / That croaks the fatal entrance of Duncan.
  • (of a frog) To make its cry.
  • (of a raven) To make its cry.
  • (slang) To die.
  • (slang) To kill someone or something.
    • He'd seen my face, so I had to croak him.
  • To complain; especially, to grumble; to forebode evil; to utter complaints or forebodings habitually.
  • * Carlyle
    • Marat croaks with reasonableness.

    carp

    English

    (wikipedia carp)

    Etymology 1

    From (etyl) carpe, from .

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • Any of various freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae'', especially the common carp, ''Cyprinus carpio .
    • See also
    * koi

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl) .

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To complain about a fault; to harp on.
  • (obsolete) To say; to tell.
  • (obsolete) To find fault with; to censure.
    • (Dryden)
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