Crap
Definitions
- The husk of grain; chaff.
- Initialism of Conservative-Reform Alliance Party, since merged into the Canadian Alliance.
- A losing throw of 2, 3, or 12 in craps.
- Something worthless or of poor quality; junk.
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Attributive form of craps. attributive, form-of
- Nonsense; something untrue.
- Feces.
- An act of defecation.
Equivalents
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Afrikaanskak
Българскилайно
বাংলাহাগু
Danskmøg
Esperantofeki
Gaeilgecac
עבריתחרא
हिन्दीभंकस
Հայերենքաք
Italianocacatacaccacagatacazzatacessociofecaescrementimerdaporcheriaschifezzaschifosciocchezzastronzata
日本語かす
Қазақ тілібоқ
한국어개털
Latinacaco
Lietuviųšūdas
Latviešusūds
Polskibadziewiebarachłochłamdziadostwogównoguanogzorykurdełajnopierdołysiajasłabiznasrakaszajstałatajstwo
Українськаблядство
Examples
“The long-running game show⟳ went from offering good prizes to crap in no time.”
“The college student boasted of completing a 10,000-word essay on Shakespeare, but that claim⟳ was utter crap.”
“I stepped in some dog crap that was on the sidewalk.”
“I have⟳ to take⟳ a crap.”
“To test⟳ the possibility that her husband’s luck was indestructible, Mary went to the crap tables and made a small bet⟳.”
“I step up to the least-crowded crap table, taking my place⟳ to the right of a country-and-western-type stickwoman with tightly permed blond hair who looks as if she would be more comfortable dressed in the square-dance outfit of the Frontier than wearing the chinoiserie, or maybe the japonaiserie, of her purple kimono uniform.”
“Separately, you are playing in a crap game. The crap bets earn⟳ you $20,000 a year so long as rates stay⟳ put⟳ but could cost⟳ you a $100,000 or $200,000 loss if rates go up.”
CEFR level
A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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