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

Hartford Courant The nature of hockey, the serendipitous bounces of the puck, can make this tournament of 16 elite teams a crap shoot. —Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025

Why catharsis doesn’t work Kicking the crap out of a punching bag or unleashing a rant might feel gratifying in the moment. —Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 21 Mar. 2025

Verb

Speaking of All-Star Weekend, NBA Commissioner Adam Silver found a curious way around the question when asked about Jimmy Butler essentially crapping on the Heat to force his trade to the Golden State Warriors. —Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 Feb. 2025

There are diplomatic ways to work with countries but instead, Trump does crap like this. —Joel Thayer, Newsweek, 27 Jan. 2025

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

Rhymes for crap

• app
• cap
• chap
• clap
• flap
• frap
• gap
• hap
• lap
• nap
• nappe
• pap