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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024craps /kræps/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable* used with a singular verb]- Gamesa game of dice.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024craps (kraps),USA pronunciation n. (usually used with a sing. v.) - Gamesa game in which two dice are thrown and in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses, and a first throw of 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, or 10 can be won only by throwing the same number again before throwing a 7.
- 18th-century English slang: plural of crab1
- French craps, variant of crabs double-ace (lowest throw at hazard)
- apparently 1835–45, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: craps /kræps/ n (usually functioning as singular)- a gambling game using two dice, in which a player wins the bet if 7 or 11 is thrown first, and loses if 2, 3, or 12 is thrown
- shoot craps ⇒ to play this game
Etymology: 19th Century: probably from crabs lowest throw at dice, plural of crab1 crap1 /kræp/USA pronunciation n., v., crapped, crap•ping. n. - Slang TermsVulgar.
- [uncountable] excrement.
- [countable] an act of defecation.
- Slang Terms[uncountable] Slang. (sometimes vulgar ). nonsense;
false statements;
exaggeration. - junk;
litter:[uncountable]Get rid of all this crap in your room.
v. [no object] - Slang TermsVulgar. to defecate.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024crap1 (krap),USA pronunciation n., v., crapped, crap•ping. n. - Slang Terms[Vulgar.]
- excrement.
- an act of defecation.
- Slang Terms(sometimes vulgar).
- nonsense;
drivel. - falsehood, exaggeration, propaganda, or the like.
- refuse;
rubbish;
junk;
litter:Will you clean up that crap!
v.i. - Slang Terms[Vulgar.]to defecate.
v.t. - Slang Terms(sometimes vulgar). to talk nonsense to;
attempt to deceive. - crap around, Slang (sometimes vulgar).
- to behave in a foolish or silly manner.
- to avoid work.
- crap on, Slang (sometimes vulgar).
- to treat badly, esp. by humiliating, insulting, or slighting.
- to cause misery, misfortune, or discomfort.
- crap up, Slang (sometimes vulgar). to botch, ruin, or cheapen;
make a mess of.
- Middle Dutch (not recorded until 16th century) krappe anything cut off or separated
- late Middle English crap chaff 1375–1425
- Games(in craps) a losing throw, in which the total on the two dice is 2, 3, or 12.
- Gamescraps.
v. - Games crap out:
- , GamesAlso called seven out. (in the game of craps) to throw a 7 rather than make one's point.
- , Slang Terms[Slang.]to abandon a project, activity, etc., because of fear, cowardice, exhaustion, loss of enthusiasm, etc.
- , Slang Terms[Slang.]to break a promise or fail to fulfill a duty or obligation;
renege.
- back formation from craps 1835–45, American.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: crap /kræp/ n - a losing throw in the game of craps
- another name for craps
Etymology: 20th Century: back formation from craps crap /kræp/ slang n - nonsense
- rubbish
- another word for faeces
vb (craps, crapping, crapped)- (intransitive)
another word for defecate
Etymology: 15th Century crappe chaff, from Middle Dutch, probably from crappen to break off |