CRAPS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does craps mean? 

• CRAPS (noun)
  The noun CRAPS has 2 senses:

1. expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot

2. a gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice

  Familiarity information: CRAPS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CRAPS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Synonyms:

craps; snake eyes

Hypernyms ("craps" is a kind of...):

2; deuce; II; two (the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A gambling game played with two dice; a first throw of 7 or 11 wins and a first throw of 2, 3, or 12 loses and a first throw of any other number must be repeated to win before a 7 is thrown, which loses the bet and the dice

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("craps" is a kind of...):

gambling game; game of chance (a game that involves gambling)

Meronyms (parts of "craps"):

cast; roll (the act of throwing dice)

Domain member category:

natural ((craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake)

Domain usage:

plural; plural form (the form of a word that is used to denote more than one)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "craps"):

crap game; crap shooting; crapshoot (playing craps)