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单词 crap
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Origin of crap

1
1375–1425; late Middle English crap chaff <Middle Dutch (not recorded until 16th century) krappe anything cut off or separated

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH crap

crap , crape, crepe, crêpe, crept

Words nearby crap

crannog, cranny, cranreuch, Cranston, Cranwell, crap, crap around, crapaud, crape, crapehanger, crape jasmine

Definition for crap (2 of 2)

crap2
[ krap ]
/ kræp /

noun

(in craps) a losing throw, in which the total on the two dice is 2, 3, or 12.
craps.

Verb Phrases past and past participle crapped,present participle crap·ping.

crap out,
  1. Also called seven out . (in the game of craps) to throw a 7 rather than make one's point.
  2. Slang. to abandon a project, activity, etc., because of fear, cowardice, exhaustion, loss of enthusiasm, etc.
  3. Slang. to break a promise or fail to fulfill a duty or obligation; renege.

Origin of crap

2
1835–45, Americanism; back formation from craps
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Example sentences from the Web for crap

  • I haven't had time to tell Maragon the boys on the Crap Patrol were wrong.

    Card Trick|Walter Bupp AKA Randall Garrett
  • Each word is repeated to a man; and when the leader comes to “Crap in,” the man specified draws in his foot.

    The Traditional Games of England, Scotland, and Ireland (Vol II of II)|Alice Bertha Gomme
  • Crap shootin' wuz de style den, but a heap of times dey can't find nothin ter bet.

    Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States|Various
  • She said, "Crap," and moved away, acknowledging that I'd gotten her.

    Little Brother|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for crap (1 of 2)

crap1
/ (kræp) /

noun

a losing throw in the game of craps
another name for craps

Word Origin for crap

C20: back formation from craps

British Dictionary definitions for crap (2 of 2)

crap2
/ (kræp) slang /

noun

nonsense
rubbish
another word for faeces

verb craps, crapping or crapped

(intr) another word for defecate

Word Origin for crap

C15 crappe chaff, from Middle Dutch, probably from crappen to break off

usage for crap

This word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in previous editions of Collins English Dictionary . However, it has now become acceptable in speech, although some older or more conservative people may object to its use
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with crap

crap

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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