plural cribs
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
b
chiefly African American English slang
: home sense 1a
I just wasn't in school. I was at the crib, chilling …—
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c
: a room or shack used for sex work
4
: the cards discarded in cribbage for the dealer to use in scoring
5
a
: a small theft
b
c
: a literal translation
especially
: pony sense 3
d
: a summary and key to understanding a literary work
e
: something used for cheating in an examination
6
cribbed; cribbing
2
: to provide with or put into a crib
especially
: to line or support with a framework of timber
3
: pilfer, steal
especially
: plagiarize
1
a
: steal, plagiarize
b
: to use a crib : cheat
2
: to have the vice of cribbing
cribber
noun
Examples of crib in a Sentence
Verb
She cribbed a line or two from her favorite poet.
students cribbing off each other's papers
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Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Founded in 2011, Baby2Baby has distributed more than 450 million essentials — including diapers, formula, clothing and cribs — to children in homeless shelters, domestic violence programs, foster care agencies, hospitals, underserved school districts and disaster areas.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Thus cabined, cribbed, and confined, the left can hardly be surprised that its agenda has again dropped out of sight.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 25 Aug. 2024
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Noun
Expect to find swivel gliders in airy white linen, cribs and dressers accented with handwoven caning, and daybeds made from honey-toned rattan.
—Shoko Wanger, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
Founded in 2011, Baby2Baby has distributed more than 450 million essentials — including diapers, formula, clothing and cribs — to children in homeless shelters, domestic violence programs, foster care agencies, hospitals, underserved school districts and disaster areas.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024
Verb
This really matters because Teeny does lose her vote on this week’s journey, which was cribbed right out of Squid Game.
—Brian Moylan, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2024
Thus cabined, cribbed, and confined, the left can hardly be surprised that its agenda has again dropped out of sight.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harper's Magazine, 25 Aug. 2024
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“Crib.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crib. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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crib
1 of 2 noun1
: a manger for feeding animals
2
: a small bed frame with high sides for a child
3
: a bin or building for storing grain
4
: the cards discarded in cribbage for the dealer to use in scoring
5
a
b
: something used for cheating on a test
crib
2 of 2 verb
cribbed; cribbing
1
: to copy (as an idea or piece of writing) and use as one's own : plagiarize
2
: to use a translation or notes dishonestly
cribber
noun
Medical Definition
crib
noun1
: a manger for feeding animals
2
a
: a stall for a stabled animal
b
: a small child's bedstead with high enclosing usually slatted sides
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