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crap

1  [krap] noun, verb, crapped, crap⋅ping.
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–noun
1. Vulgar.
a. excrement.
b. an act of defecation.
2. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a. nonsense; drivel.
b. falsehood, exaggeration, propaganda, or the like.
3. refuse; rubbish; junk; litter: Will you clean up that crap!
–verb (used without object)
4. Vulgar. to defecate.
–verb (used with object)
5. Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. to talk nonsense to; attempt to deceive.
—Verb phrases
6. crap around, Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a. to behave in a foolish or silly manner.
b. to avoid work.
7. crap on, Slang: Sometimes Vulgar.
a. to treat badly, esp. by humiliating, insulting, or slighting.
b. to cause misery, misfortune, or discomfort.
8. crap up, Slang: Sometimes Vulgar. to botch, ruin, or cheapen; make a mess of.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME crap chaff < MD (not recorded until 16th century) krappe anything cut off or separated

crap

2  [krap] noun, verb, crapped, crap⋅ping.
–noun
1. (in craps) a losing throw, in which the total on the two dice is 2, 3, or 12.
2. craps.
—Verb phrase
3. crap out,
a. Also called seven out. (in the game of craps) to throw a 7 rather than make one's point.
b. Slang. to abandon a project, activity, etc., because of fear, cowardice, exhaustion, loss of enthusiasm, etc.
c. Slang. to break a promise or fail to fulfill a duty or obligation; renege.
Origin:
1835–45, Americanism; back formation from craps
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crap 1   (krāp)   
n.  
  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.
intr.v.   crapped, crap·ping, craps
To defecate.
interj.  Used to express anger or displeasure.
Phrasal Verb(s):
crap upTo make a mess of; bungle.

[Middle English crappe, chaff, from Old French crappe, from Medieval Latin crappa, perhaps of Germanic origin.]
crap 2   (krāp)   
n.  
  1. See craps.
  2. A losing first throw in the game of craps.
v.   crapped, crap·ping, craps
To make a losing throw in the game of craps. Usually used with out.
Phrasal Verb(s):
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.]
craps   (krāps)   
pl.n.   (used with a sing. or pl. verb)
  1. A gambling game played with two dice in which a first throw of 7 or 11 wins, a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses the bet, and a first throw of any other number (a point) must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses both the bet and the dice.
  2. A losing throw in this game. Also called crap2.

[Louisiana French, game of hazard, from English crabs, lowest throw in hazard, from crab1 or crab2.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Crap

Crap\ (kr[a^]p), n. In the game of craps, a first throw of the dice in which the total is two, three, or twelve, in which case the caster loses.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : crap
Spanish: carpa,
German: der Karpfen,
Japanese: 鯉
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crap 
"defecate" 1846 (v.), 1898 (n.), from one of a cluster of words generally applied to things cast off or discarded (e.g. "weeds growing among corn" (1425), "residue from renderings" (1490s), 18c. underworld slang for "money," and in Shropshire, "dregs of beer or ale"), all probably from M.E. crappe "grain that was trodden underfoot in a barn, chaff" (c.1440), from M.Fr. crape "siftings," from O.Fr. crappe, from M.L. crappa, crapinum "chaff." Sense of "rubbish, nonsense" also first recorded 1898. Despite folk etymology insistence, not from Thomas Crapper (1837-1910) who was, however, a busy plumber and may have had some minor role in the development of modern toilets. The name Crapper is a northern form of Cropper (attested from 1221), an occupational surname, obviously, but the exact reference is unclear.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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crap

In addition to the idioms beginning with crap, also see cut the comedy (crap); full of crap.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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