Definition of Crib

1. Noun. Baby bed with high sides made of slats.

Exact synonyms: Cot
Generic synonyms: Baby Bed, Baby's Bed

2. Verb. Use a crib, as in an exam.
Generic synonyms: Cheat, Chisel

3. Noun. A literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly).
Exact synonyms: Pony, Trot
Generic synonyms: Interlingual Rendition, Rendering, Translation, Version

4. Verb. Take unauthorized (intellectual material). "They crib the goods"

5. Noun. A bin or granary for storing grains.
Generic synonyms: Bin, Garner, Granary
Specialized synonyms: Corncrib

6. Verb. Line with beams or planks. ; "Crib a construction hole"
Generic synonyms: Line

7. Noun. The cards discarded by players at cribbage.
Group relationships: Cribbage
Generic synonyms: Playing Card

8. Noun. A card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two.
Exact synonyms: Cribbage
Generic synonyms: Card Game, Cards

Definition of Crib

1. n. A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals.

2. v. t. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.

3. v. i. To crowd together, or to be confined, as in a crib or in narrow accommodations.

Definition of Crib

1. Noun. (American English) A baby’s bed (British and Australasian cot) with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet. ¹

2. Noun. (British) A bed for a child older than a baby. ¹

3. Noun. (nautical) A small sleeping berth in a packet ship or other small vessel ¹

4. Noun. A wicker basket; compare Moses basket. ¹

5. Noun. A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay. ¹

6. Noun. The baby Jesus and the manger in a creche or Nativity scene, consisting of statues of Mary, Joseph and various other characters such as the magi. ¹

7. Noun. A bin for drying or storing grain, as with a corn crib. ¹

8. Noun. A small room or covered structure, especially one of rough construction, used for storage or penning animals. ¹

9. Noun. A confined space, as with a cage or office-cubicle ¹

10. Noun. (obsolete) A job, a position; (British), an appointment. ¹

11. Noun. A hovel, a roughly constructed building best suited to the shelter of animals but used for human habitation. ¹

12. Noun. (slang) One’s residence, or where one normally hangs out. ¹

13. Noun. A boxy structure traditionally built of heavy wooden timbers, to support an existing structure from below, as with a mineshaft or a building being raised off its foundation in preparation for being moved; see cribbing. ¹

14. Noun. (usually plural) A collection of quotes or references for use in speaking, for for assembling a written document, or as an aid to a project of some sort; a crib sheet. ¹

15. Noun. (obsolete) A minor theft, extortion or embezzlement, with or without criminal intent. ¹

16. Noun. (cribbage): Short for the card game cribbage. ¹

17. Noun. (cribbage): The cards discarded by players and used by the dealer. ¹

18. Noun. (cryptography) A known piece of information corresponding to a section of encrypted text, that is then used to work out the remaining sections. ¹

19. Noun. (New Zealand southern) A small holiday home, often near a beach and of simple construction. ¹

20. Noun. (Australia New Zealand) A packed lunch taken to work. ¹

21. Verb. (transitive) To place or confine in a crib. ¹

22. Verb. (intransitive) To collect one or more passages and/or references for use in a speech, written document or as an aid for some task; to create a crib sheet. ¹

23. Verb. (intransitive) To install timber supports, as with cribbing. ¹

24. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To steal or embezzle, to cheat out of: petty thieving. ¹

25. Verb. (Indian English) To complain, to grumble ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Crib

1. to confine closely [v CRIBBED, CRIBBING, CRIBS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Crib

crewmembers
crewmen
crewneck
crewnecked
crewnecks
crews
crey
creyme
cri-de-coeur
cri de coeur
cri du chat syndrome
cria
criant
crias
crib (current term)
crib-biting
crib board
crib death
crib deaths
crib lizard
crib lizards
crib mattress
crib mattresses
crib note
crib sheet
crib sheets
cribbage
cribbage board
cribbages

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