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- [krap]
- /kræp/
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- [krap]
- /kræp/
Definitions of crap word
- adjective crap If you describe something as crap, you think that it is wrong or of very poor quality. 3
- adjective crap Crap is also a noun. 3
- uncountable noun crap Crap is sometimes used to refer to faeces. 3
- verb crap To crap means to get rid of faeces from your body. 3
- uncountable noun crap Craps or crap is a gambling game, played mainly in North America, in which you throw two dice and bet what the total will be. 3
- noun crap a losing throw in the game of craps 3
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Origin of crap
First appearance:
before 1375 One of the 22% oldest English words
1375-1425; late Middle English crap chaff < Middle Dutch (not recorded until 16th century) krappe anything cut off or separated
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Crap
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
crap popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
crap usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for crap
noun crap
- idiocy — utterly senseless or foolish behavior; a stupid or foolish act, statement, etc.: All this talk of zombies coming to attack us is pure idiocy.
- drivel — saliva flowing from the mouth, or mucus from the nose; slaver.
- bunk — A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
- foolishness — resulting from or showing a lack of sense; ill-considered; unwise: a foolish action, a foolish speech.
- baloney — If you say that an idea or statement is baloney, you disapprove of it and think it is foolish or wrong.
Antonyms for crap
noun crap
- sense — any of the faculties, as sight, hearing, smell, taste, or touch, by which humans and animals perceive stimuli originating from outside or inside the body: My sense of smell tells me that dinner is ready.
- assets — the property and claims against debtors that a business enterprise may apply to discharge its liabilities. Assets may be fixed, current, liquid, or intangible and are shown balanced against liabilities
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