English > craps: 2 senses > noun 2, act| 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. |
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| Category of | natural | (craps) a first roll of 7 or 11 that immediately wins the stake |
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| Parts | cast, roll | The act of throwing dice |
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| Narrower | crap shooting, crapshoot, crap game | Playing craps |
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| Broader | game of chance, gambling game | A game / game that involves gambling |
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| Usage of | plural, plural form | The form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
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| Spanish | craps, dados |
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| Catalan | daus |
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