crap out en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Etymology
From die-rolling in the game craps.
Meanings
- (intransitive) To lose a game of craps by rolling a seven.
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(intransitive, slang) To abandon an endeavour or project; to back down.
He crapped out as soon as he was challenged.
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(intransitive, of a machine) To fail; to stop working.
Darn, my car crapped out.
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(intransitive, slang) To blunder; to fail massively.
The team crapped out in the second half.
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(intransitive, slang) To die; to collapse; to fall asleep.
The old man crapped out.
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(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:
- (derogatory, intransitive, slang, transitive, vulgar) To give birth.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| craps out | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| crapped out | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| crapped out | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| crapping out | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |