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CRAPSHOOT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Playing craps
Synonyms:
crap game; crap shooting; crapshoot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("crapshoot" is a kind of...):
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)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A risky and uncertain venture
Example:
getting admitted to the college of your choice has become a crapshoot
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("crapshoot" is a kind of...):
danger; peril; risk (a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
