craps

1. 1.

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

   Synonymssnake eyes

   Broadertwo
2. 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

   Broadergame of chance

   Narrowercrap shooting

   Partscast

   plural

Other forms of craps

plural

crapses·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about craps

What does craps mean?

craps means "expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in craps?

craps has 1 syllable: craps. In IPA it is /ˈkɹæps/.

What is another word for craps?

Close synonyms include snake eyes. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is craps a common word?

craps is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.