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craps

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /kɹæps/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -æps
  • CMU ARPABET: K R AE1 P S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A game of gambling, or chance, where the players throw dice to make scores and avoid crap.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: dice, gambling, games

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

plural of crap

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, plural

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3

noun

Meaning 3

(preceded by the) diarrhea

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: slang, vulgar

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

third-person singular simple present indicative of crap

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: game of chance, gambling game

Narrower terms: crap shooting, crapshoot, crap game

6

noun

Meaning 6

expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: snake eyes

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: two, 2, II, deuce

History

Etymology

From Louisiana Creole craps, a corruption of English crabs.

Plural of crap.

Verb form of crap.