1
a
usually vulgar
: feces
b
usually vulgar
: the act of defecating
2
crapped; crapping
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
Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 June 2024
What is the next wave of … lack of a better word … crap that’s going to happen?
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
Our sand is pink and perfect, and the Venice Beach sand is full of so much crap.
—Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2023
There’s definitely been some learning experiences and some kinda like, ‘Holy, crap.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
How can people come out with this crap in the face of genuine tragedy?
—Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
This is the result of the extreme left and PC crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
Ars Technica already wrote a good, practical guide to turning off most of the crap that Windows 11 includes.
—Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 21 Apr. 2024
The New York Times AROUND THE WATERCOOLER ‘Cesspool of AI crap’ or smash hit?
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
The more Conan would crap all over Larry, the more Larry would laugh.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The 85-year-old Portage County man next headed 20 miles east to Hollywood Gaming at the Mahoning Valley Race Course but crapped out there, too.
—Amanda Garrett, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
Why does this show try so hard to make everyone crap on Peter all the time?
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2024
Or if Peacock craps out during this NFL playoff game.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 18 May 2023
Get a little lucky in Las Vegas (L.E. Baskow / Associated Press) Advertisement The Bruins keep crapping out on the Strip.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
The basic story is that the ancient Greeks were good at science, the Romans were great engineers, and then everything went to crap for about a thousand years until Galileo showed up and set everybody straight about the scientific method.
—Chad Orzel, Forbes, 12 May 2021
But consider the other possibility: What if those big gambles crap out?
—Bill Keen, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
Noun
This is the result of the extreme left, and PC crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 June 2024
What is the next wave of … lack of a better word … crap that’s going to happen?
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 31 May 2024
Our sand is pink and perfect, and the Venice Beach sand is full of so much crap.
—Emily Zemler, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 July 2023
There’s definitely been some learning experiences and some kinda like, ‘Holy, crap.
—Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 18 Apr. 2024
How can people come out with this crap in the face of genuine tragedy?
—Cameron K McEwan, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
This is the result of the extreme left and PC crap, and people worrying so much about offending other people.
—Angela Yang, NBC News, 30 Apr. 2024
Ars Technica already wrote a good, practical guide to turning off most of the crap that Windows 11 includes.
—Nathan Edwards, The Verge, 21 Apr. 2024
The New York Times AROUND THE WATERCOOLER ‘Cesspool of AI crap’ or smash hit?
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
Verb
Of course, though, a tall and slender neck isn’t particularly helpful for the forest-dwelling okapi, whose skies are crapped by a dense overhanging canopy.
—Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2024
The more Conan would crap all over Larry, the more Larry would laugh.
—Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
The 85-year-old Portage County man next headed 20 miles east to Hollywood Gaming at the Mahoning Valley Race Course but crapped out there, too.
—Amanda Garrett, The Enquirer, 23 Feb. 2024
Why does this show try so hard to make everyone crap on Peter all the time?
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 9 Feb. 2024
Or if Peacock craps out during this NFL playoff game.
—Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 18 May 2023
Get a little lucky in Las Vegas (L.E. Baskow / Associated Press) Advertisement The Bruins keep crapping out on the Strip.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2023
The basic story is that the ancient Greeks were good at science, the Romans were great engineers, and then everything went to crap for about a thousand years until Galileo showed up and set everybody straight about the scientific method.
—Chad Orzel, Forbes, 12 May 2021
But consider the other possibility: What if those big gambles crap out?
—Bill Keen, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2021
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“Crap.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crap. Accessed 13 Jun. 2024.
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