CRAP


Meaning of CRAP in English

I. ˈkrap noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle Dutch crap, crappe pork chop, greaves, grain in chaff, from crappen to tear or break off

1. dialect England : residue from rendered fat — used usually in plural

2. archaic slang : money

3.

a. : excrement — usually considered vulgar

b. : defecation — usually considered vulgar

4. slang : something deceitful, useless, or empty : nonsense , rubbish

II. verb

( crapped ; crapped ; crapping ; craps )

intransitive verb

1. : defecate — usually considered vulgar

2. slang : to behave or act in a foolish, deceiving, or useless manner

don't crap around like that

transitive verb

slang : deceive , befool

III. ˈkrap, -räp

dialect

variant of crop

IV. ˈkrap noun

( -s )

Etymology: probably from German dial krape clamp for torturing, from Old High German krāpo, krāpfo hook — more at crave

slang Britain : gallows

V. noun

( -s )

Etymology: back-formation from craps

1. : craps

crap game

2. : a throw of 2, 3, or 12 in the game of craps that causes the shooter to lose the bet unless he has a point — called also craps ; compare natural

VI. intransitive verb

( crapped ; crapped ; crapping ; craps )

1. : to throw a crap

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

VII. adjective

Etymology: crap (I)

slang : crappy : lousy

a crap movie

in crap shape after the game

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.