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- Dictionarycrib/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
- 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
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"
- 2. restrain: archaic "he had been so cabined, cribbed, and confined by office"
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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.
1. : a manger for feeding animals. 2. : an enclosure especially of framework: such as. a. : a stall for a stabled animal. b. : a small child's bedstead with high enclosing usually slatted sides. c. : any of various devices resembling a crate or framework in structure. d. : a building for storage : bin. 3. a.
crib. (krĭb) 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; a manger. c. A stall for cattle. 3. A small crude cottage or room. 4. Slang One's home. 5. A framework to support or strengthen a mine or shaft. 6. A wicker basket. 7. a.
a room, closet, etc., in a factory or the like, in which tools are kept and issued to workers. a shallow, separate section of a bathing area, reserved for small children. any confined space. Slang. a house, shop, etc., frequented by thieves or regarded by thieves as a likely place for burglarizing.
If you crib, you copy something that someone else has written and pretend that it is your own work.
A crib is a bed with high sides that babies sleep in. To crib is to cheat, like copying off someone else during an exam. How babyish! A crib is a small, cozy bed that has high sides known as slats. The slats keep the baby from falling out.
Dictionary Meanings. Crib Definition. krĭb. cribbed, cribbing, cribs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. cribs. A rack, trough, or box for fodder; manger. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A small bed with high sides, for a baby. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Definition of crib noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Jun 11, 2024 · A small room or covered structure, especially one of rough construction, used for storage or penning animals. 1871, Richard Malcolm Johnston, Dukesborough Tales: A kitchen, a meat-house, a dairy, a crib with two stalls in the rear, one for the horse the other for the cow, were the out-buildings.
If you crib, you copy something that someone else has written and pretend that it is your own work.
