crap¹ Definition
crap¹ Idioms
crap out
- 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
- Slang to fail, withdraw, give up, etc. because of exhaustion, cowardice, etc.
crap² Definition
crap (krap)
noun
- excrement: somewhat vulgar
- ☆ nonsense, falseness, insincerity, etc.
- ☆ 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
crap′py 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
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