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# crap

«crap» in Mova's school dictionary: **Nonsense or untrue things: «That's a load of crap.»** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (crap — rude, uncountable); adjective (crap — rude, UK); verb (crap, craps, crapped, crapping — rude); noun (craps — a dice game, US)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (rude) Nonsense or untrue things: «That's a load of crap.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#m1)

2) (rude, UK, Australia) Very bad or of poor quality: «a crap film». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#m2)

3) (rude) Rubbish or junk: «clear all that crap off the table». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#m3)

4) (rude) Solid waste from the body; or to empty the bowels. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#m4)

5) (rude) «Crap!» said when something goes wrong. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#m5)

6) «Craps» (US): a game played with two dice for money. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#m6)

7) In some old dialect speech, crap means a crop grown on a farm. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#m7)

### sense in the lessons

Rough everyday speech heard from teenagers and grown-ups, in films and some books; pupils should recognise it but not use it at school or in writing. It shows anger, disappointment or that something is worthless. Phrases: «crap!», «a load of crap», «crap at» (UK: bad at), «cut the crap» (stop talking nonsense).

### examples

- (rude) «Crap! I forgot my homework.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#x1)
- (rude) «That film was crap,» said my cousin. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#x2)
- (rude) «I'm crap at football,» he sighed. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#x3)
- (rude) «Stop talking crap.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#x4)
- (rude) «Get your crap off my bed!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#x5)
- (rude) «Cut the crap and tell me the truth.» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#x6)
- They played craps in the casino. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/#x7)

### note

Rude word — mild swearing, not for school, exams or polite talk; polite replacements: «rubbish», «nonsense», «bad», «oh no». Do not confuse with «crab» (a sea animal) or «crepe» (a pancake). Adjective «crappy» (rude, poor quality).

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «crap» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/crap/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.