Meaning of crap in English

crap
noun
us
/kræp/ uk
/kræp/

crap noun (SOLID WASTE)

[ S or U ] offensive
a rude word for solid waste, or an occasion when an animal or person produces solid waste:
I stepped in a pile of crap.
to have (US take) a crap
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crap noun (BAD QUALITY)

[ U ] informal
a rude word for something that is not worth anything, not useful, nonsense, or of bad quality:
I can't believe she's trying to pass off this crap as art!
I've only read one novel by him and it was a load of crap.
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crap noun (GAME)

craps [ U ] US
a game played with dice for money:
I had a wonderful evening, winning at mah-jong and losing at craps.
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crap
adjective
UK offensive
us
/kræp/ uk
/kræp/
crapper | crappest
(US also crappy)
a rude word meaning of very bad quality:
A bad film? It was crap!
He watches a lot of crap TV.
a rude word meaning not skilled or not organized:
He's totally crap at football.
I meant to invite him, but I've been a bit crap about asking people.
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crap
verb [ I ]
  offensive
us
/kræp/ uk
/kræp/
-pp-
a rude word meaning to produce solid waste:
The dog crapped right in the middle of the street.
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Phrasal verb

crap on
(Definition of crap from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

crap | Intermediate English

crap
noun [ U ]
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/kræp/
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something that is bad or worthless; nonsense:
She thinks that most of what’s on television now is crap.
(Definition of crap from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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Translations of crap

in Chinese (Traditional)
固體廢物, 排泄物，糞便，屎, 排泄…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
固体废物, 排泄物，粪便，屎, 排泄…
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chorradas, de mierda, asqueroso…
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merda, cocô, porcaria…
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くだらないこと（口汚い言い方）, ひどい, 質の悪い…
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kötü/çirkin/ağıza alınmayacak söz/konuşma, kötü/çirkin/ağıza alınmayacak, saçma…
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bestieses, de merda, merdós…
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يَتَغوّط, يَخري, رَديء…
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gówno, bzdety, gówniany…
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허튼 말, 형편 없는…
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merda, cacca, stronzate…
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чушь, дерьмо, дрянной…
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