crap

/kɹæp/
🔵 Intermediate

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Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

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Simple pronunciation

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noun

1. The husk of grain; chaff.

2. (mildly) Something worthless or of poor quality; junk.

"The long-running game show went from offering good prizes to crap in no time."

3. (mildly) Nonsense; something untrue.

"The college student boasted of completing a 10,000-word essay on Shakespeare, but that claim was utter crap."

4. (mildly) Faeces/feces.

"I stepped in some dog crap that was on the sidewalk."

5. (mildly) An act of defecation.

"I have to take a crap."

Synonyms

verb

1. To defecate.

"That soup tasted funny, and now I need to crap."

2. To defecate in or on (clothing etc.).

"He almost crapped his pants from fright."

3. To bullshit.

"Don't try to crap me, I know you're lying."

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adjective

1. (mildly) Of poor quality.

"I drove an old crap car for ten years before buying a new one."

Synonyms

interjection

1. Expression of worry, fear, shock, surprise, disgust, annoyance or dismay.

"Aw, crap, I have to start over again from the beginning of the level."

crap

/kɹæp/
🔵 Intermediate

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

Syllables1

Simple pronunciation

Analysis:

  • Common vocabulary word
  • Simple pronunciation
noun

1. A losing throw of 2, 3, or 12 in craps.

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