Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crap up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables: crap up
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To ruin, botch, bungle; to make a mess of.

Slang; Transitive verb

verb

To go wrong; to foul up; to make a mistake.

Slang

verb

To lie, mislead or give someone bullshit; to tell someone what they want to hear.

Slang

Example Sentences

"This whole thing's his big, bright idea because they don't like having me around crapping up their big, romantic weekends."
"I really crapped up on my fucking school work, so I had to do that frustrating piece of shit all over again."

Usage

Inflected Forms

craps up (present, singular) crapping up (participle, present) crapped up (participle, past) crapped up (past)

Phrases

mess up fuck up screw up

Frequently Paired Words

mess up fuck up screw up

Synonyms

clog choke off clog up back up congest choke foul

Questions

What does crap up mean?: To ruin, botch, bungle; to make a mess of.

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