crap

noun (crap — rude, uncountable); adjective (crap — rude, UK); verb (crap, craps, crapped, crapping — rude); noun (craps — a dice game, US)

«crap» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

(rude) Nonsense or untrue things: «That's a load of crap.» tree →
(rude, UK, Australia) Very bad or of poor quality: «a crap film». tree →
(rude) Rubbish or junk: «clear all that crap off the table». tree →
(rude) Solid waste from the body; or to empty the bowels. tree →
(rude) «Crap!» said when something goes wrong. tree →
«Craps» (US): a game played with two dice for money. tree →
In some old dialect speech, crap means a crop grown on a farm. tree →

In the lessons

Rough everyday speech heard from teenagers and grown-ups, in films and some books; pupils should recognise it but not use it at school or in writing. It shows anger, disappointment or that something is worthless. Phrases: «crap!», «a load of crap», «crap at» (UK: bad at), «cut the crap» (stop talking nonsense).

Examples

(rude) «Crap! I forgot my homework.» tree →
(rude) «That film was crap,» said my cousin. tree →
(rude) «I'm crap at football,» he sighed. tree →
(rude) «Stop talking crap.» tree →
(rude) «Get your crap off my bed!» tree →
(rude) «Cut the crap and tell me the truth.» tree →
They played craps in the casino. tree →

Note

Rude word — mild swearing, not for school, exams or polite talk; polite replacements: «rubbish», «nonsense», «bad», «oh no». Do not confuse with «crab» (a sea animal) or «crepe» (a pancake). Adjective «crappy» (rude, poor quality).

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «crap» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«crap» in the school dictionary on Mova free.

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