Crap has 9 different meanings across 4 categories:
Noun · Verb · Intj · Proper Noun
The husk of grain; chaff.
"After rolling a twelve on their third turn, the gambler groaned that he finally threw crap and lost his entire bankroll."
A losing throw of 2, 3, or 12 in craps.
In plain English: Crap is when you roll a really bad number at the start of a dice game.
"He groaned when he rolled a crap on his first turn."
Usage: Crap (noun) refers specifically to a roll of 2, 3, or 12 in the game of craps; it's an immediate loss for the shooter on the come-out roll. Outside of this context, "crap" is considered vulgar slang and should be used with extreme caution.
have a bowel movement
"The dog had made in the flower beds"
To defecate.
"The dog began to crap in the corner of the yard as soon as we opened the gate."
In plain English: To poop.
"The dog needed to crap behind the bushes."
Usage: Crap (verb) means to defecate, often used informally or humorously. While technically correct, it's generally considered vulgar and best avoided in formal settings.
Of poor quality.
"The movie was absolute crap, so we left after twenty minutes."
In plain English: Crap means something is really bad or low quality.
"The old car was falling apart and full of crap parts."
Usage: Use "crap" informally to describe something of very low quality or worth; avoid in formal settings due to its vulgarity. Example: "This old car is falling apart-it's complete crap."
Expression of worry, fear, shock, surprise, disgust, annoyance or dismay.
"When he dropped his ice cream on the sidewalk, I heard him mutter a string of crap under his breath."
Initialism of Conservative-Reform Alliance Party.
"The acronym CRAP on the ballot paper stood for the Conservative-Reform Alliance Party in that local election."
The word "crap" comes from the Middle English crappe, which originally meant chaff or buckwheat. It traces its roots back through Old French and Old Dutch to a verb meaning to cut off or pluck off.