crap

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verb (1)

ˈkrap 

crapped; crapping

intransitive verb

usually vulgar

: defecate

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

also : stuff sense 4b

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Theatrical releases, in particular, have become a crap shoot. —Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024

The lamb didn’t lie down on Broadway to deal with this crap. —Devon Ivie, Vulture, 24 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

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