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crap¹ Definition

crap (krap)

noun

  1. craps (sense )
  2. a losing first throw at craps

Etymology: see craps

crap¹ Idioms

crap out

  1. to lose at craps by throwing a two, three, or twelve on the first throw or a seven after one's point has been established
  2. Slang to fail, withdraw, give up, etc. because of exhaustion, cowardice, etc.

crap² Definition

crap (krap)

noun

  1. excrement: somewhat vulgar
  2. ☆ nonsense, falseness, insincerity, etc.
  3. ☆ something useless, inferior, or worthless; trash; junk

Etymology: ME, chaff, siftings < OFr crape, scale, ordure or ML crappa, chaff, prob. < Gmc *krappa, a hook, scale

intransitive verb crapped, crap·ping

to defecate: somewhat vulgar

used to express anger, disgust, surprise, etc.: somewhat vulgar

crap² Related Forms

crappy adjective -·pier, -·pi·est

crap Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • scare: The thought of carrying on alone scares the crap out of me too.
  • beat: She never came near him unless she intended to beat the crap out of him.
  • kick: The great players don't go around kicking the crap out of people.
  • cut: Then you can attempt to cut the crap without directly curbing the freedom of the press.
  • talk: They is a lot of crap talked about these cars.
  • eat: I ate so much crap I'm suprised I didn't get worse than I did.

Adjective modifier

  • utter: It's idiotic, poorly done, not funny, boring or in plain words - utter crap.
  • holy: Oh holy crap, this mammoth posting is just getting ridiculous.. .
  • pointless: I won't clutter this up with pointless crap like " wow, my site now uses Ajax: you don't care!
  • absolute: There is also a flying mission which I found to be absolute crap!
  • pure: This band is a total failure, pure crap.
  • usual: No one really knows... I'll probably just watch the usual crap on TV or read about the upcoming demise of Leeds United.

Modifies a noun

  • outta: I love hearing your dad talk about how he went to work and told everyone how you were kicking the crap outta him.
  • joke: This had me climbing the walls ( crap joke of the month )!
  • arrest: SchNEWS - Weekly direct action newsletter - crap arrest, protest.. .
  • excuse: I don't want to press the issue, but this is a really crap excuse.
  • politician: He essentially comes across as a rather crap politician stuck in some kind of religious role, churning out lines like a stuck record.
  • weather: I don't fancy driving 200 miles in crap weather.

Noun used with modifier

  • roulette: Her husband steven roulette craps and tampering with a awarded to lucky.
  • bit: That's a bit crap - I don't want to have to pay £ 20 just to charge from a wall plug.

Browse dictionary entries near crap

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  8. crankshaft
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  10. crankous
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