"crap out" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-crap out.ogg [Australia] Forms: craps out [present, singular, third-person], crapping out [participle, present], crapped out [participle, past], crapped out [past]
Etymology: From die-rolling in the game craps. Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} crap out (third-person singular simple present craps out, present participle crapping out, simple past and past participle crapped out)
  1. (gambling) To lose a game of craps by rolling a seven. Tags: intransitive Categories (topical): Gambling Synonyms: seven out
    Sense id: en-crap_out-en-verb-7toPGuE0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (out) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 7 10 33 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (out): 42 11 13 34 Topics: gambling, games
  2. (slang) To abandon an endeavour or project. Tags: intransitive, slang
    Sense id: en-crap_out-en-verb-HQRqIlMT
  3. (of a machine) To fail; to stop working. Tags: intransitive Synonyms: break down
    Sense id: en-crap_out-en-verb--LY5O6DX
  4. (US, military, slang) To idle or mess around. Tags: US, intransitive, slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-crap_out-en-verb-gS25Y7ga Categories (other): American English Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

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        "To lose a game of craps by rolling a seven."
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        "(gambling) To lose a game of craps by rolling a seven."
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        "To abandon an endeavour or project."
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        "(slang) To abandon an endeavour or project."
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        "To fail; to stop working."
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        "(of a machine) To fail; to stop working."
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        "To abandon an endeavour or project."
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