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CRAPS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
Synonyms:
craps; snake eyes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
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)