EXACT MATCHES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
crap1, v.t. & i. (pp. ~tha). Contract, shrink; draw in or up. Do chorp a chrapadh, to contract one’s body. Féitheacha a chrapadh, to contract muscles. Do chos a chrapadh, to draw in, bend, one’s leg. Do mhalaí a chrapadh, to knit one’s brows. Do mhuinchillí a chrapadh, to pull up, shorten, one’s sleeves. Seolta a chrapadh, to clew up sails. Éadach, páipéar, a chrapadh, to crinkle cloth, paper. Chrap sí a sciorta, she tucked up her skirt. Chrap sé sa níochán, it shrank in the washing. Chrap an lámh aige, his hand shrivelled. Chrap sé é féin sa chlúid, he cowered in the corner. An fómhar a chrapadh, to bring in the harvest. ~tha i gceann a chéile, gathered together, into small compass. ~tha le haois, le fuacht, shrunk with age, with cold. ~ leat é, pack it up. ~ leat! Clear off!
crap2 = cnap1,2.
PHRASES
IN FOCLÓIR GAEILGE—BÉARLA
Ar chrapadh na súl, in the twinkling of an eye.
Bhí sé craptha ar a ghogaide, he was squatting down.
~ do chrapadh, tending to shrink.