crap (redirected from crapping)

crap ¹  (krp) Vulgar Slang

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:

crap up

To make a mess of; bungle.

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[Middle English crappe, chaff, from Old French crappe, from Medieval Latin crappa, perhaps of Germanic origin.]

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crap ²  (krp)

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:

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.

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[Back-formation from craps.]

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crap¹

n

1. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) a losing throw in the game of craps

2. (Group Games / Gambling, except Cards) another name for craps

[back formation from craps]

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crap² Slang

n

1. nonsense

2. rubbish

3. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) another word for faeces

vb craps, crapping, crapped

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / 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 previous 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

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	crap - obscene terms for feces               poop, shit, shite, turd, dirt dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase 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" bullshit, dogshit, horseshit, Irish bull, shit, bull bunkum, guff, hogwash, buncombe, rot, bunk - unacceptable behavior (especially ludicrously false statements) dirty word, vulgarism, obscenity, smut, filth - an offensive or indecent word or phrase
Verb	1.	crap - have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds" ca-ca, defecate, take a crap, take a shit, shit, stool, make make water, micturate, pass water, pee, pee-pee, relieve oneself, spend a penny, take a leak, piss, wee, wee-wee, urinate, piddle, puddle, make - eliminate urine; "Again, the cat had made on the expensive rug" egest, excrete, eliminate, pass - eliminate from the body; "Pass a kidney stone" dung - defecate; used of animals

Translations

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

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

C. VI → cagar

crap out VI + ADV (US)

1. (= back down) → rajarse

2. (= fail) → fracasar

crap [ˈkræp]

n

(= nonsense) → conneries fpl >

(= faeces) → merde f >
to have a crap (= defecate) → chier >

adj (= worthless) → nul* >(nulle)

vi (= defecate) → chier >

crap

n

(sl) → Scheiße f (vulg); to go for a crap → scheißen gehen (vulg); to have or take a crap → scheißen (vulg)

(inf: = rubbish) → Scheiße f (inf); a load of crap → große Scheiße (inf)

vi (sl) → scheißen (vulg)

adj attr (inf) joke, job etc → Scheiß- (inf)

crap [kræp] (fam!) n → merda (fam!); (nonsense) → cazzate fpl (fam!)
to have a crap → cacare (fam!)