noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/kɹæps/
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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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Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
third-person singular simple present indicative of crap
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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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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
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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.