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crap | crag |

As a noun crag is

large hand; claw, paw.

As a verb crag is

to chelate.

crap

English

Etymology 1

From (etyl) crappe, also in plural: crappen, crappys, . Related to (l).

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (obsolete) The husk of grain; chaff.
  • (slang) Something of poor quality.
    • The long-running game show went from offering good prizes to crap in no time.
  • (slang, vulgar) Something that is rubbish; nonsense.
    • The college student boasted of completing a 10,000-word essay on Shakespeare, but the professor judged it as utter crap .
  • (slang, vulgar) Faeces or feces.
  • (slang, vulgar, countable) An act of defecation.
    • ''I have to take a crap
  • (slang) Useless object or entity.
    • What is that?'' ''It's just a bunch of crap

    Verb

    (crapp)
  • (vulgar, slang) To defecate.
    • Derived terms
    * crap on - (UK) To talk at length in a foolish or boring way. * To crap something out: to damage or destroy something.

    Adjective

    (crapper)
  • (chiefly, UK, colloquial, somewhat, vulgar) Of poor quality.
    • I drove an old crap car for ten years before buying a new one.
    Alternative forms
    * crappy (chiefly, North America)
    Synonyms
    * lousy * shit * shite * bollocks * piss * fuck * Deuce

    Interjection

    (en interjection)
  • (slang) Expression of worry, fear, shock, surprise, disgust, annoyance or dismay.
    • Oh crap! The other driver's going to hit my car!
    Crap! I lost the game.
    What the crap ?!
    Aw, crap , I have to start over again from the beginning of the level.

    Etymology 2

    From "crab's eyes"

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (gambling) A losing throw of 2, 3 or 12 in craps.
    • Derived terms
    * crap out * crapola * crapulation

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    References

    * English terms with multiple etymologies ----

    crag

    English

    (wikipedia crag)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A rocky outcrop.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • From crag' to ' crag the signal flew.
  • (geology) A partially compacted bed of gravel mixed with shells, of the Tertiary age.

    • Derived terms

    * cragfast * craggy * cragsman

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