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   crib

   /krɪb/

   noun

   • 1. a child's bed with barred or latticed sides; a cot: North American "tiptoeing over to the crib, he looked down at the sleeping child" Similar cradlebassinetMoses basketcotcarrycot
   • ▪ a barred container or rack for animal fodder; a manger. Similar mangerstalltroughfeeding troughbinboxrackfodder rackbunkercontainerreceptacle
   • ▪ a model of the Nativity of Christ, with a manger as a bed: British "a choir was singing carols by a crib"
   • 2. a translation of a text for use by students, especially in a surreptitious way: informal "an English crib of Caesar's Gallic Wars" Similar translationkeyguide
   • ▪ a thing that has been plagiarized: "is the song a crib from Mozart's ‘Don Giovanni’?" Similar copyplagiarismplagiarizationreproductionreplicaduplicationimitationinformal:piraterip-offknock-offdupe
   • 3. a person's apartment or house: informal North American "there's a chance you might not get back to your crib tonight" Similar houseapartmentpenthousecottagebungalowliving quartersquartersaccommodationhomeresidenceabodeplaceflathome unitinformal:padarchaic:cot
   • 4. short for cribbage
   • ▪ the cards discarded by the players at cribbage, counting to the dealer.
   • 5. a heavy timber framework used in foundations for a building or to line a mineshaft.
   • 6. a light meal; a snack: Australian, New Zealand "I was carrying my crib in a paper bag"

   verb

   • 1. copy (another person's work) illicitly or without acknowledgement: informal "he was doing an exam and didn't want anybody to crib the answers from him"
   • ▪ steal: archaic "a brace of birds and hare, that I cribbed this morning out of a basket of game"
   • 2. restrain: archaic "he had been so cabined, cribbed, and confined by office"
   • 3. grumble: dated British, Indian "those guys have nothing to crib about"

   Word Origin Old English (in the sense ‘manger’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch krib, kribbe and German Krippe.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cribber noun

   Scrabble Points: 8

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishCRIB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   CRIB definition: 1. a small bed for a baby or young child with high bars around the sides so that the child cannot…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of CRIB is a manger for feeding animals. How to use crib in a sentence.

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   Crib definition: a child's bed with enclosed sides.. See examples of CRIB used in a sentence.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › cribCrib - definition of crib by The Free Dictionary

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   Define crib. crib synonyms, crib pronunciation, crib translation, English dictionary definition of crib. n. 1. A bed with high sides for a young child or baby. 2. a. A small building, usually with slatted sides, for storing corn. b. A rack or trough for fodder;...

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCRIB definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   A crib is a bed for a small baby. [mainly US] regional note: in BRIT, usually use cot. 2. verb. If you crib, you copy something that someone else has written and pretend that it is your own work. [old-fashioned] You have been cribbing from Bennett. [VERB from noun] He had been caught cribbing in an exam. [VERB] [ Also VERB noun from noun]

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › cribCrib - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   A crib is a small, cozy bed that has high sides known as slats. The slats keep the baby from falling out. To crib is different — it means to cheat, especially by copying or stealing information.

8. www.yourdictionary.com › cribCrib Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

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   A framework or enclosure as for storing grain. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. More Noun Definitions (19) Synonyms: trot. pony. cot. cribbage. rack. plagiarize.