Meaning

(obsolete) The husk of grain; chaff..

Definitions by Sense

1. (obsolete) The husk of grain; chaff.
2. (slang, mildly vulgar, uncountable) Something worthless or of poor quality; junk.
3. (slang, mildly vulgar, uncountable) Nonsense; something untrue.
4. (slang, mildly vulgar) Feces.
5. (slang, mildly vulgar, countable) An act of defecation.
6. (mildly vulgar, slang, intransitive) To defecate.
7. (mildly vulgar, slang, transitive) To defecate in or on (clothing etc.).
8. (India, mildly vulgar, slang, transitive) To bullshit.

Example Sentences

The long-running game show went from offering good prizes to crap in no time.

The college student boasted of completing a 10,000-word essay on Shakespeare, but that claim was utter crap.

I stepped in some dog crap that was on the sidewalk.

I have to take a crap.

That soup tasted funny, and now I need to crap.

'Well, the case is all yours,' said Binswanger grudgingly. 'But the Commissioner sure don't like having this bastard crappin' away on his own front doorstep while Mr Hoover sits down in Washington well to leeward of the stink. Why don't we pull him in on tax evasion or misuse of the mails or parkin' in front of a hydrant or sumpn? Take him down to the Tombs and give 'em the works? If the Feds won't do it, we'd be glad to oblige.'

He almost crapped his pants from fright.

Don't try to crap me: I know you're lying.

Word Forms

• craps
• crapping
• crapped
• crapper
• crappest
• crappy

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When Should You Use Crap?

Use crap when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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