noun
Meaning 1
A game of craps.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
crapshoot
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noun
Meaning 2
A venture with a highly risky or unpredictable outcome.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, figuratively
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: roll of the dice
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
playing craps
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: crap shooting, crap game
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: craps
noun
Meaning 4
a risky and uncertain venture
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: risk, peril, danger
History
Etymology
From crap + shoot.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: dobbelspel — craps game
- Finnish: upporikas ja rutiköyhä — risky venture
- French: coup de poker — risky venture
- Korean: 복불복 (bokbulbok) — risky venture
- Polish: loteria — risky venture
- Spanish: lotería — risky venture