CRAP


Meaning of CRAP in English

~ 1

vulgar slang

■ noun

1》 nonsense; rubbish.

2》 excrement.

↘an act of defecation.

■ verb ( ~s , ~ping , ~ped ) defecate.

■ adjective Brit. extremely poor in quality.

Derivatives

~py adjective ( ~pier , ~piest ).

Origin

ME, in sense 'chaff': related to Du. krappe , from krappen 'pluck or cut off', and perh. also to OFr. ~pe 'siftings', Anglo-Latin ~pa 'chaff'.

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~ 2

N. Amer.

■ noun a losing throw in ~s.

■ verb ( ~ out ) informal make a losing throw at ~s.

↘give up; fail.

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