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crap out

crap out verb: to lose a game of craps by rolling a seven.

Verb

crap out (third-person singular simple present craps out, present participle crapping out, simple past and past participle crapped out)

  1. (intransitive) To lose a game of craps by rolling a seven.
    Synonyms:
    seven out
  2. (intransitive, slang) To abandon an endeavour or project; to back down.
    • He crapped out as soon as he was challenged.
  3. (intransitive) To fail; to stop working.
    • Darn, my car crapped out.
    Synonyms:
    break down
  4. (intransitive, slang) To blunder; to fail massively.
    • The team crapped out in the second half.
  5. (intransitive, slang) To die; to collapse; to fall asleep.
    • The old man crapped out.
  6. (US, intransitive, slang) To idle or mess around.
    • So, recruits fought sleep and slept in the hot classrooms while DIs caught up on their sleep by crapping out on their duty rack in full uniform.2002, Wesley L. Fox, Marine Rifleman: Forty-three Years in the Corps, page 104
    • He planned on being done by the early afternoon and then crapping out for the rest of the day.2011, Guy Lennon, Knights of the State Department
  7. (derogatory, intransitive, slang, transitive, vulgar) To give birth.
    Synonyms:
    shit out

Synonyms of crap out

Forms of crap out

third-person singular presentcraps out
present participlecrapping out
past participlecrapped out
pastcrapped out

Origin of crap out

From die-rolling in the game craps.

Questions about crap out

What does crap out mean?
Crap out means to lose a game of craps by rolling a seven.
What part of speech is crap out?
Crap out is a verb.
What is the past tense of crap out?
The past tense of crap out is crapped out.

Words near crap out in the dictionary

  1. crap hats
  2. crap on
  3. crap on a stick
  4. crap one's pants
  5. crap oneself
  6. crap out
  7. crap sandwich
  8. crap sandwiches
  9. crap shoot
  10. crap shoots
  11. crap ton

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