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crib
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- pronunciation:
- krIb
- parts of speech:
- noun, transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a stationary bed with high, barred sides for an infant or young child.
The baby looked so sweet sleeping peacefully in his crib.
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| definition 2: |
a cattle stall or feed trough.
They filled the crib with feed. |
| definition 3: |
a storage bin or building, esp. for corn.
We store the corn in the corn crib and let it dry in there. |
| definition 4: |
a supporting framework used in construction or in mine or well shafts.
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| definition 5: |
a heavy underwater framework for supporting a structure such as a pier, dock, boathouse, or the like.
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| definition 6: |
(informal) a theft, esp. of another's writings; plagiarism.
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| definition 7: |
(informal) written information used illicitly by a student, as during an examination; pony.
The teacher almost caught me using my crib. |
| definition 8: |
(chiefly British) a young baby's bed which can be rocked from side to side; cradle.
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| related words: |
cage |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
cribs, cribbing, cribbed |
| definition 1: |
to confine in, or as though in, a crib.
- similar words:
- cage
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| definition 2: |
to provide a crib for.
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| definition 3: |
(informal) to plagiarize or steal.
- similar words:
- lift, plagiarize
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| related words: |
stall, steal |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition: |
(informal) to use unpermitted aids, as in an examination.
You must have cribbed to get such a good grade! |
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| derivation: |
cribber (n.) |
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