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crap 1
(krăp) Vulgar Slangn.
1. Excrement.
2. An act of defecating.
3. Foolish, deceitful, or boastful language.
4. Cheap or shoddy material.
5. Miscellaneous or disorganized items; clutter.
6. Insolent talk or behavior.
7. Used for intensive effect in idioms such as beat the crap out of (someone) for beat (someone) very badly.
intr.v. crapped, crap·ping, craps
To defecate.
interj.
Phrasal Verb: Used to express anger or displeasure.
crap up
To make a mess of; bungle.
[Middle English crappe, chaff, from Old French crappe, from Medieval Latin crappa, perhaps of Germanic origin.]
crap 2
(krăp)n.
1. See craps.
2. A losing first throw in the game of craps.
v. crapped, crap·ping, craps
Phrasal Verb: To make a losing throw in the game of craps. Usually used with out.
crap out Slang
1. To fail to keep a commitment or promise: crapped out on me when I needed him.
2. To fail to function properly: The old TV crapped out again.
3. To leave: crapped out of the meeting early.
[Back-formation from craps.]
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crap
(kræp)n
1. (Gambling, except Cards) a losing throw in the game of craps
2. (Gambling, except Cards) another name for craps
[C20: back formation from craps]
crap
(kræp)vb, craps, crapping or crapped
(Physiology) (intr) another word for defecate
[C15 crappe chaff, from Middle Dutch, probably from crappen to break off]
Usage: This word was formerly considered to be taboo, and it was labelled as such in older 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
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crap1
(kræp)n., v. crapped, crap•ping. n.
1. Slang: Usu. Vulgar.
a. excrement.
b. an act of defecation.
2. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a. nonsense; drivel.
b. falsehood, exaggeration, or the like.
3. junk; litter.
v.i. 4. Slang: Usu. Vulgar. to defecate.
[1375–1425; late Middle English crap chaff < Middle Dutch]
crap2
(kræp)n., v. crapped, crap•ping. n.
1. (in craps) a losing first throw of 2, 3, or 12.
2. craps.
v. 3. crap out,
a. to throw craps or a 7 rather than one's point.
b. Slang. to abandon an undertaking; give up.
[1835–45, Amer.; back formation from craps]
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crap
Past participle: crapped
Gerund: crapping
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| Noun | 1. |  crap - obscene terms for feces faecal matter, faeces, fecal matter, feces, ordure, BM, dejection, stool - solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels |
| 2. | crap - obscene words for unacceptable behavior; "I put up with a lot of bullshit from that jerk"; "what he said was mostly bull" | |
| Verb | 1. | crap - have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, wee, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" dung - defecate; used of animals |
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crap
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crap
[kræp]A. N
1. (= faeces) → mierda f
2. (= nonsense) → estupideces fpl, macanas fpl, gilipolleces fpl (Sp) , huevadas fpl (Chile, Andes) , boludeces fpl (S. Cone)
that's crap → eso son gilipolleces, eso es una chorrada
to talk crap → decir gilipolleces, decir chorradas
that's crap → eso son gilipolleces, eso es una chorrada
to talk crap → decir gilipolleces, decir chorradas
3. (= unwanted items) → porquería f
B. ADJ [joke, job] → pésimo
the film was crap → la película era una mierda
to be crap → ser una mierda
I'm crap at football → yo jugando al fútbol soy una mierda or soy malísimo
the film was crap → la película era una mierda
to be crap → ser una mierda
I'm crap at football → yo jugando al fútbol soy una mierda or soy malísimo
C. VI → cagar
crap out VI + ADV (US)
1. (= back down) → rajarse
2. (= fail) → fracasar
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crap
n
vi (sl) → scheißen (vulg)
adj attr (inf) joke, job etc → Scheiß- (inf)
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