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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crib \Crib\ (kr[i^]b), n. [AS. crybb; akin to OS. kribbja, D.
     krib, kribbe, Dan. krybbe, G. krippe, and perh. to MHG. krebe
     basket, G, korb, and E. rip a sort of wicker basket.]
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     1. A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals.
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              The steer lion at one crib shall meet. --Pope.
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     2. A stall for oxen or other cattle.
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              Where no oxen are, the crib is clean. --Prov. xiv.
                                                    4.
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     3. A small inclosed bedstead or cot for a child.
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     4. A box or bin, or similar wooden structure, for storing
        grain, salt, etc.; as, a crib for corn or oats.
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     5. A hovel; a hut; a cottage.
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              Why rather, Sleep, liest thou in smoky cribs, . . .
              Than in the perfumed chambers of the great? --Shak.
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     6. (Mining) A structure or frame of timber for a foundation,
        or for supporting a roof, or for lining a shaft.
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     7. A structure of logs to be anchored with stones; -- used
        for docks, pier, dams, etc.
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     8. A small raft of timber. [Canada]
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     9. A small theft; anything purloined; a plagiarism; hence, a
        translation or key, etc., to aid a student in preparing or
        reciting his lessons. [Colloq.]
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              The Latin version technically called a crib. --Ld.
                                                    Lytton.
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              Occasional perusal of the Pagan writers, assisted by
              a crib.                               --Wilkie
                                                    Collins.
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     10. A miner's luncheon. [Cant] --Raymond.
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     11. (Card Playing) The discarded cards which the dealer can
         use in scoring points in cribbage.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crib \Crib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cribbed (kr[i^]bd); p. pr. &
     vb. n. Cribbing.]
     1. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to
        cramp.
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              If only the vital energy be not cribbed or cramped.
                                                    --I. Taylor.
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              Now I am cabin'd, cribbed, confined.  --Shak.
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     2. To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to
        appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from
        Milton. [Colloq.]
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              Child, being fond of toys, cribbed the necklace.
                                                    --Dickens.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Crib \Crib\, v. i.
     1. To crowd together, or to be confined, as in a crib or in
        narrow accommodations. [R.]
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              Who sought to make . . . bishops to crib in a
              Presbyterian trundle bed.             --Gauden.
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     2. To make notes for dishonest use in recitation or
        examination. [College Cant]
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     3. To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth
        and draw in wind; -- said of a horse.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crib \Crib\ (kr?b), n. [AS. crybb; akin to OS. kribbja, D. krib,
     kribbe, Dan. krybbe, G. krippe, and perh. to MHG. krebe
     basket, G, korb, and E. rip a sort of wicker basket.]
     1. A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals.
  
              The steer lion at one crib shall meet. --Pope.
  
     2. A stall for oxen or other cattle.
  
              Where no oxen are, the crib is clean. --Prov. xiv.
                                                    4.
  
     3. A small inclosed bedstead or cot for a child.
  
     4. A box or bin, or similar wooden structure, for storing
        grain, salt, etc.; as, a crib for corn or oats.
  
     5. A hovel; a hut; a cottage.
  
              Why rather, Sleep, liest thou in smoky cribs, . . .
              Than in the perfumed chambers of the great? --Shak.
  
     6. (Mining) A structure or frame of timber for a foundation,
        or for supporting a roof, or for lining a shaft.
  
     7. A structure of logs to be anchored with stones; -- used
        for docks, pier, dams, etc.
  
     8. A small raft of timber. [Canada]
  
     9. A small theft; anything purloined;; a plagiaris?; hence, a
        translation or key, etc., to aid a student in preparing or
        reciting his lessons. [Colloq.]
  
              The Latin version technically called a crib. --Ld.
                                                    Lytton.
  
              Occasional perusal of the Pagan writers, assisted by
              a crib.                               --Wilkie
                                                    Collins.
  
     10. A miner's luncheon. [Cant] --Raymond.
  
     11. (Card Playing) The discarded cards which the dealer can
         use in scoring points in cribbage.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crib \Crib\, v. i.
     1. To crowd together, or to be confined, as in a crib or in
        narrow accommodations. [R.]
  
              Who sought to make . . . bishops to crib in a
              Presbyterian trundle bed.             --Gauden.
  
     2. To make notes for dishonest use in recitation or
        examination. [College Cant]
  
     3. To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth
        and draw in wind; -- said of a horse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Crib \Crib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cribbed (kr?bd); p. pr. & vb.
     n. Cribbing.]
     1. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to
        cramp.
  
              If only the vital energy be not cribbed or cramped.
                                                    --I. Taylor.
  
              Now I am cabin'd, cribbed, confined.  --Shak.
  
     2. To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to
        appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from
        Milton. [Colloq.]
  
              Child, being fond of toys, cribbed the necklace.
                                                    --Dickens.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  crib
       n 1: baby bed with high sides [syn: cot]
       2: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language
          (often used illicitly) [syn: pony, trot]
       3: a card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and
          discards one or two to make up the crib [syn: cribbage]
       v 1: use a crib, as in an exam
       2: take unauthorized (intellectual material)
       3: line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole"
       [also: cribbing, cribbed]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crib
     Αγγλικά n.
     1 φάτνη
     2 λίκνο
     3 (μτφρ) σκονάκι (για αντιγραφή)
     Αγγλικά vb.
     αντιγράφω από σκονάκι

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crib
     Welsh n.
     1 comb
     2 crest, ridge

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Crib
     Yola n.
     (surname yol eq=Cribb)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  crib
     n.
     1 (lb en US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable
  sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
     2 (lb en British) A bed for a child older than a baby.
     3 (lb en nautical) A small sleeping berth in a packet ship or other
  small vessel
     4 A wicker basket.
     5 A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or
  floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.
     6 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.
     7 A bin for drying or storing grain, as with a corn crib.
     8 A small room or covered structure, especially one of rough
  construction, used for storage or penning animals.
     9 A confined space, as with a cage or office-cubicle
     10 (lb en obsolete) A job, a position; (lb en British) an
  appointment.
     vb.
     1 (lb en transitive) To place or confine in a crib.
     2 To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.
     3 (lb en transitive) 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.
     4 (lb en transitive informal) To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.
     5 (lb en intransitive) To install timber supports, as with cribbing.
     6 (lb en transitive obsolete) To steal or embezzle, to cheat out of.
     7 (lb en Indian English) To complain, to grumble
     8 To crowd together, or to be confined, as if in a crib or in narrow
  accommodations.
     9 (lb en intransitive of a horse) To seize the manger or other solid
  object with the teeth and draw in wind.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  crib
     Welsh n.
     1 comb
     2 crest, ridge

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  crib
     Welsh n.
     1 comb
     2 crest, ridge

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crib
     Englanti n.
     1 seimi
     2 (yhteys AmE k=en) pinnasänky, vauvansänky
     3 (''yl. monikossa'') muistilappu, lunttilappu
     4 viljasäilö, -laari
     5 (yhteys slangia k=en) asunto

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  crib
     Engelska n.
     1 krubba, kätte, bås
     2 binge
     Engelska vb.
     1 (tagg vardagligt språk=en) knycka, planka, plagiera, skriva av
     2 förtimra

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Crib /kɹˈɪb/
  السرير

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  crib //kɹɪb// 
  1. преписване
  (obsolete in English) petty theft or plagiarism
  2. де́тско крева́тче
  a baby’s bed with high sides
  3. я́сли
  a feeding trough for animals
  4. пищов
  notes concealed by a student to aid him/her in test or examination

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  crib //kɹɪb// 
  преписвам
  to plagiarize or steal

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  crib /kɹˈɪb/ 
  tahák

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  crib /kɹˈɪb/ 
  kolébka

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  crib /kɹˈɪb/ 
  chata