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crib
[krib]
noun
a child's bed with enclosed sides.
a stall or pen for cattle.
a rack or manger for fodder, as in a stable or barn.
a bin for storing grain, salt, etc.
Informal.
a translation, list of correct answers, or other illicit aid used by students while reciting, taking exams, or the like; pony.
a petty theft.
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.
Building Trades, Civil Engineering., any of various cellular frameworks of logs, squared timbers, or steel or concrete objects of similar form assembled in layers at right angles, often filled with earth and stones and used in the construction of foundations, dams, retaining walls, etc.
a barrier projecting part of the way into a river and then upward, acting to reduce the flow of water and as a storage place for logs being floated downstream.
a lining for a well or other shaft.
Slang., one's home; pad.
Cribbage., a set of cards made up by equal contributions from each player's hand, and belonging to the dealer.
a cheap, ill-kept brothel.
a wicker basket.
British, Australian., lunch, especially a cold lunch carried from home to work and eaten by a laborer on the job; snack.
verb (used with object)
Informal., to pilfer or steal, especially to plagiarize (another's writings or ideas).
to confine in or as if in a crib.
to provide with a crib or cribs.
to line with timber or planking.
verb (used without object)
Informal.
to use a crib in examinations, homework, translating, etc.
to steal; plagiarize.
(of a horse) to practice cribbing.
crib
/ krɪb /
noun
a child's bed with slatted wooden sides; cot
a cattle stall or pen
a fodder rack or manger
a bin or granary for storing grain, etc
a small crude cottage or room
informal, a house or residence
a weekend cottage: term is South Island usage only
any small confined space
informal, a brothel
a wicker basket
a representation of the manger in which the infant Jesus was laid at birth
informal, a theft, esp of another's writing or thoughts
Also called (esp US): pony. informal, a translation of a foreign text or a list of answers used by students, often illicitly, as an aid in lessons, examinations, etc
short for cribbage
cribbage the discard pile
Also called: cribwork. a framework of heavy timbers laid in layers at right angles to one another, used in the construction of foundations, mines, etc
a storage area for floating logs contained by booms
a packed lunch taken to work
verb
(tr) to put or enclose in or as if in a crib; furnish with a crib
informal, (tr) to steal (another's writings or thoughts)
informal, (intr) to copy either from a crib or from someone else during a lesson or examination
(tr) to line (a construction hole) with timber beams, logs, or planks
informal, (intr) to grumble
Other Word Forms
- uncrib verb (used with object)
- cribber noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of crib1
Example Sentences
The crib itself was an elaborate wicker swinging cradle that squeaked when it rocked.
I checked his crib, his stroller, the baby seat in the car.
He cribbed the expression from Indian guru Meher Baba, but it could easily have been about momos in bull markets.
“I don’t think Fuentes is going away. Ben Shapiro tried to strangle him in the crib in college, and now he’s bigger than ever,” Carlson told his audience to flatter his guest.
She was 17 when they wed, beginning a royal partnership that seemed cribbed from a fairytale and would span almost seven decades.
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