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crib
noun
ˈkrib
plural cribs

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • a manger for feeding animals
  • an enclosure especially of framework: such as
    a stall for a stabled animal
    a small child's bedstead with high enclosing usually slatted sides
    any of various devices resembling a crate or framework in structure
    a building for storage bin
  • a small narrow room or dwelling hut, shack
    chiefly African American English slang home sense 1a //I just wasn't in school. I was at the crib, chilling … — unidentified speaker, quoted in Corpus of Regional African American Language
    a room or shack used for sex work
  • the cards discarded in cribbage for the dealer to use in scoring
  • a small theft
    plagiarism
    a literal translation
    especially pony sense 3
    a summary and key to understanding a literary work
    something used for cheating in an examination
verb
cribbed; crib​bing

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Other Words
Verb
  • crib​ber noun
Examples
Verb
  • //She cribbed a line or two from her favorite poet.
  • //students cribbing off each other's papers
First Known Use
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English cribb; akin to Old High German krippa manger, and perhaps to Greek griphos reed basket
crib
noun
ˈkrib
plural cribs

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • a manger for feeding animals
  • an enclosure especially of framework: such as
    a stall for a stabled animal
    a small child's bedstead with high enclosing usually slatted sides
    any of various devices resembling a crate or framework in structure
    a building for storage bin
  • a small narrow room or dwelling hut, shack
    chiefly African American English slang home sense 1a //I just wasn't in school. I was at the crib, chilling … — unidentified speaker, quoted in Corpus of Regional African American Language
    a room or shack used for sex work
  • the cards discarded in cribbage for the dealer to use in scoring
  • a small theft
    plagiarism
    a literal translation
    especially pony sense 3
    a summary and key to understanding a literary work
    something used for cheating in an examination
verb
cribbed; crib​bing

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Other Words
Verb
  • crib​ber noun
Examples
Verb
  • //She cribbed a line or two from her favorite poet.
  • //students cribbing off each other's papers
First Known Use
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English cribb; akin to Old High German krippa manger, and perhaps to Greek griphos reed basket
crib
noun
ˈkrib
plural cribs

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • a manger for feeding animals
  • an enclosure especially of framework: such as
    a stall for a stabled animal
    a small child's bedstead with high enclosing usually slatted sides
    any of various devices resembling a crate or framework in structure
    a building for storage bin
  • a small narrow room or dwelling hut, shack
    chiefly African American English slang home sense 1a //I just wasn't in school. I was at the crib, chilling … — unidentified speaker, quoted in Corpus of Regional African American Language
    a room or shack used for sex work
  • the cards discarded in cribbage for the dealer to use in scoring
  • a small theft
    plagiarism
    a literal translation
    especially pony sense 3
    a summary and key to understanding a literary work
    something used for cheating in an examination
verb
cribbed; crib​bing

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Other Words
Verb
  • crib​ber noun
Examples
Verb
  • //She cribbed a line or two from her favorite poet.
  • //students cribbing off each other's papers
First Known Use
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English cribb; akin to Old High German krippa manger, and perhaps to Greek griphos reed basket
crib
noun
ˈkrib
plural cribs

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • a manger for feeding animals
  • an enclosure especially of framework: such as
    a stall for a stabled animal
    a small child's bedstead with high enclosing usually slatted sides
    any of various devices resembling a crate or framework in structure
    a building for storage bin
  • a small narrow room or dwelling hut, shack
    chiefly African American English slang home sense 1a //I just wasn't in school. I was at the crib, chilling … — unidentified speaker, quoted in Corpus of Regional African American Language
    a room or shack used for sex work
  • the cards discarded in cribbage for the dealer to use in scoring
  • a small theft
    plagiarism
    a literal translation
    especially pony sense 3
    a summary and key to understanding a literary work
    something used for cheating in an examination
verb
cribbed; crib​bing

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Other Words
Verb
  • crib​ber noun
Examples
Verb
  • //She cribbed a line or two from her favorite poet.
  • //students cribbing off each other's papers
First Known Use
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English cribb; akin to Old High German krippa manger, and perhaps to Greek griphos reed basket
crib
noun
ˈkrib
plural cribs

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • a manger for feeding animals
  • an enclosure especially of framework: such as
    a stall for a stabled animal
    a small child's bedstead with high enclosing usually slatted sides
    any of various devices resembling a crate or framework in structure
    a building for storage bin
  • a small narrow room or dwelling hut, shack
    chiefly African American English slang home sense 1a //I just wasn't in school. I was at the crib, chilling … — unidentified speaker, quoted in Corpus of Regional African American Language
    a room or shack used for sex work
  • the cards discarded in cribbage for the dealer to use in scoring
  • a small theft
    plagiarism
    a literal translation
    especially pony sense 3
    a summary and key to understanding a literary work
    something used for cheating in an examination
verb
cribbed; crib​bing

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Other Words
Verb
  • crib​ber noun
Examples
Verb
  • //She cribbed a line or two from her favorite poet.
  • //students cribbing off each other's papers
First Known Use
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English cribb; akin to Old High German krippa manger, and perhaps to Greek griphos reed basket
crib
noun
ˈkrib
plural cribs

Definition (Entry 1 of 2)

  • a manger for feeding animals
  • an enclosure especially of framework: such as
    a stall for a stabled animal
    a small child's bedstead with high enclosing usually slatted sides
    any of various devices resembling a crate or framework in structure
    a building for storage bin
  • a small narrow room or dwelling hut, shack
    chiefly African American English slang home sense 1a //I just wasn't in school. I was at the crib, chilling … — unidentified speaker, quoted in Corpus of Regional African American Language
    a room or shack used for sex work
  • the cards discarded in cribbage for the dealer to use in scoring
  • a small theft
    plagiarism
    a literal translation
    especially pony sense 3
    a summary and key to understanding a literary work
    something used for cheating in an examination
verb
cribbed; crib​bing

Definition (Entry 2 of 2)

Other Words
Verb
  • crib​ber noun
Examples
Verb
  • //She cribbed a line or two from her favorite poet.
  • //students cribbing off each other's papers
First Known Use
Noun
before 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Verb
1605, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1
History and Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English cribb; akin to Old High German krippa manger, and perhaps to Greek griphos reed basket
crib
verb

Synonyms (Entry 1 of 2)