craps

/kræps/
/kræps/
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Definitions of craps
  1. noun
    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
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    types:
    crap game, crap shooting, crapshoot
    playing craps
    type of:
    gambling game, game of chance
    a game that involves gambling
  2. noun
    expressions used when when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
    synonyms: snake eyes
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    type of:
    2, II, deuce, two
    the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
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