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crib

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  • IPA /kɹɪb/

Noun

crib noun

  1. A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
  2. A bed for a child older than a baby.
  3. A small sleeping berth in a packet ship or other small vessel
  4. A wicker basket; compare Moses basket.

Verb

crib verb

  1. To place or confine in a crib.
  2. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.
  3. 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.“I cribbed the recipe from the Food Network site, but made a few changes of my own.”
  4. To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.

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