crap

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verb (1)

crapped; crapping

intransitive verb

usually vulgar

crap

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noun (1)

1
a
usually vulgar : feces
b
usually vulgar : the act of defecating
2
slang, sometimes vulgar : nonsense, rubbish

crap

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noun (2)

1
used as an attributive form of craps
a crap game
a crap table
2
: a throw of 2, 3, or 12 in the game of craps losing the shooter his bet unless he has a point

called also craps

compare natural

crap

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verb (2)

crapped; crapping

intransitive verb

1
: to throw a crap
2
: to throw a seven while trying to make a point
usually used with out

Examples of crap in a Sentence

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Noun
Some would complain and say stupid crap (real world town meetings are certainly filled with this behavior) but there’s no balance to it here. Erik Kain, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 Mitchell’s ex thinks a threesome is on the table; Claire can barely stand to be away from the craps table; Jay won’t table a potential upgrade; and Phil’s naughty-looking magician’s accessories leave Leslie Higgins, discrete human butler, thinking he’s got something going under the table. Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 29 Sep. 2024
Verb
Marshall’s Chicago won Best Picture, and so there seems reason to be excited here after earlier incarnations crapped out. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024 But when the Yankees won the World Series, the jumbotron kept crapping out every time our name was meant to appear. Brandon Follick, The New Yorker, 27 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for crap 

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1) and Verb (1)

British dialect crap, craps residue from rendered fat, from Middle English crappe, perhaps from Old French crappe chaff, residue, from Medieval Latin crappa

Noun (2)

singular of craps

First Known Use

Verb (1)

1846, in the meaning defined above

Noun (1)

circa 1846, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

circa 1930, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of crap was in 1843

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Cite this Entry

“Crap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crap. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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