crap

UK: /ˈkræp/ US: /kræp/ ,(krap)

Inflections of 'crap' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

craps

v 3rd person singular

crapping

v pres p

crapped

v past

crapped

v past p

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

crap¹ /kræp/   n., v., crapped, crap•ping. 
n. 

1. Slang Terms Vulgar.
   • [uncountable] excrement.
   • [countable] an act of defecation.
2. Slang Terms [uncountable] Slang. (sometimes vulgar ). nonsense;
   false statements;
   exaggeration.
3. junk;
   litter:
   [uncountable] Get rid of all this crap in your room.

v. [no object]

4. Slang Terms Vulgar. to defecate.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

crap¹  (krap), n., v., crapped, crap•ping. 
n. 

1. Slang Terms [Vulgar.]
   • excrement.
   • an act of defecation.
2. Slang Terms (sometimes vulgar).
   • nonsense;
     drivel.
   • falsehood, exaggeration, propaganda, or the like.
3. refuse;
   rubbish;
   junk;
   litter:
   Will you clean up that crap!

v.i. 

4. Slang Terms [Vulgar.] to defecate.

v.t. 

5. Slang Terms (sometimes vulgar). to talk nonsense to;
   attempt to deceive.
6. crap around, Slang (sometimes vulgar).
   • to behave in a foolish or silly manner.
   • to avoid work.
7. crap on, Slang (sometimes vulgar).
   • to treat badly, esp. by humiliating, insulting, or slighting.
   • to cause misery, misfortune, or discomfort.
8. crap up, Slang (sometimes vulgar). to botch, ruin, or cheapen;
   make a mess of.

• Middle Dutch (not recorded until 16th century) krappe anything cut off or separated
• late Middle English crap chaff 1375–1425

crap²  (krap), n. v., crapped, crap•ping. 
n. 

1. Games (in craps) a losing throw, in which the total on the two dice is 2, 3, or 12.
2. Games craps.

v. 

3. Games crap out:
   • , Games Also called seven out. (in the game of craps) to throw a 7 rather than make one's point.
   • , Slang Terms [Slang.] to abandon a project, activity, etc., because of fear, cowardice, exhaustion, loss of enthusiasm, etc.
   • , Slang Terms [Slang.] to break a promise or fail to fulfill a duty or obligation;
     renege.

• back formation from craps 1835–45, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

crap / kræp/ noun

1. a losing throw in the game of craps
2. another name for craps

Etymology: 20th Century: back formation from craps

crap / kræp/ noun

1. nonsense
2. rubbish
3. 
   another word for faeces

verb (craps, crapping, crapped)

1. (intransitive)
   a vulgar word for defecate

Etymology: 15th Century crappe chaff, from Middle Dutch, probably from crappen to break off