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

Proprietor Hank Frey found himself in a high-stakes craps game at the city’s Biltmore Hotel. —Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026

But the Giants weren’t in a position to roll the dice again after crapping out on the Daboll, Judge and McAdoo hires. —Dan Duggan, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2026

Noun

The point wasn’t to make something new and inimitable, the point was to showcase that Saudi Arabia is a ready, willing, and extremely rich host country for all of the usual crap that has gotten too expensive to make well in America. —David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 22 Apr. 2026

The footage captured of the chaos shows several women trading punches, pulling hair, and absolutely kicking the crap out of each other all over the restaurant's dining area. —Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Apr. 2026

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