crap out
1. To lose on a roll of dice while playing craps (a gambling game). I had hoped to win some money tonight, but I crapped out pretty quickly. Don't worry about what that guy says, he's just trying to get you to crap out. A: "Well, you'll either win a ton of money on this throw, or you'll crap out." B: "Thanks, that really does sum it up!"
2. rude slang Of a machine, to malfunction or break altogether. I'm afraid the blender is crapping out. It stopped working again today. She didn't come to the party because her car crapped out on the way here. A: "I hope the coffee machine isn't crapping out on us." B: "Well, that sound it's making isn't encouraging."
3. rude slang To break one's commitment to someone or something. He said that he would go to the birthday party with us but then crapped out at the last minute. Unfortunately, I wasn't surprised when Steve tried to crap out. I'm not surprised those guys crapped out. I wouldn't want to help someone move either.
4. rude slang To die. I felt so sick when I had food poisoning that I thought I was going to crap out. Man, I thought the teacher was going to crap out right there when you yelled back at her! When I crap out, I don't want my funeral to be a somber occasion—I want people to smile and remember the good times we all had together!
crapped out
slang
1. Exhausted. I had a long day at work, and I'm crapped out—any chance we can go out to dinner tomorrow night instead? I'm totally crapped out from that hike. I need to lie down! Good, you should all be crapped out. If you play that poorly in a game, a grueling practice is what you can expect the next day.
2. Dead. Hold on, the batteries in the remote are crapped out, so we're stuck on this channel for now. A: "Hey, I can't get the blender to turn on." B: "Oh yeah, that thing's crapped out." My phone is totally crapped out. Does anyone have a charger I can borrow?
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