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craps vs crap shooting

crap shooting vs craps

craps and crap shooting both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
craps Yes No No No
crap shooting Yes No No No
As nouns, crap shooting is a hyponym of craps; that is, crap shooting is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than craps:
  • craps: 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
  • crap shooting: playing craps
Other hyponyms of craps include crap game, crapshoot.
craps (noun) crap shooting (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 playing craps
expressions used when two dice are thrown and both come up showing one spot
Difference between craps and crap shooting

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