crap

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verb (1)

ˈkrap 

crapped; crapping

intransitive verb

informal + impolite

: defecate

crap

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noun (1)

1

a

informal + impolite : feces

b

informal + impolite : the act of defecating

2

informal + impolite : 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's bet unless they have 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

Verb

The altitude beats defenders to crap by the fourth quarter. —Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Oct. 2025

The 20-hour batteries, 4-inch woofers, 1-inch tweeters, and wireless electronics can all be easily swapped out if and when the original parts crap out. —Chris Haslam Jeremy White, Wired News, 1 Oct. 2025

Noun

Guests were able to play games like poker, roulette and craps. —Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025

Lee’s van craps out, which gives Lee time to call Betty Jo and blame her for this tragic mess. —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 Oct. 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)

1823, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1843, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1894, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for crap

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