crapping out

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

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