CRAP


Meaning of CRAP in English

I. ˈkrap intransitive verb

( crapped ; crap·ping )

Date: 1846

usually vulgar : defecate

II. noun

Etymology: British dialect crap, craps residue from rendered fat, from Middle English crappe, perhaps from Old French crappe chaff, residue, from Medieval Latin crappa

Date: circa 1897

1.

a. usually vulgar : feces

b. usually vulgar : the act of defecating

2. sometimes vulgar : nonsense , rubbish ; also : stuff 4b

III. noun

Etymology: singular of craps

Date: 1885

1. — used as an attributive form of craps

crap game

crap table

2. : a throw of 2, 3, or 12 in the game of craps losing the shooter his bet unless he has a point — called also craps — compare natural

IV. intransitive verb

( crapped ; crap·ping )

Date: circa 1930

1. : to throw a crap

2. : to throw a seven while trying to make a point — usually used with out

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.