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Crap out

verb, slang

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Verb
  1. 1
    To lose a game of craps by rolling a seven. intransitive
  2. 2
    To abandon an endeavour or project; to back down. intransitive, slang

    "He crapped out as soon as he was challenged."

  3. 3
    To fail; to stop working. intransitive

    "Darn, my car crapped out."

  4. 4
    To blunder; to fail massively. intransitive, slang

    "The team crapped out in the second half."

  5. 5
    To die; to collapse; to fall asleep. intransitive, slang

    "The old man crapped out."

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  1. 6
    To idle or mess around. US, intransitive, slang

    "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."

  2. 7
    To give birth. derogatory, intransitive, slang, transitive, vulgar

Etymology

From die-rolling in the game craps.

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