crib
(Informal)
[noun]
Synonyms:
- translation, key
- cradle, bassinet, bed, cot
- manger, rack, stall
[verb]
Synonyms:
- copy, cheat, pirate, plagiarize, purloin, steal

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Related Words: plagiarism

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

I. crib¹ /krɪb/ noun
[Language: Old English; Origin: cribb]

1. [countable] American English a bed for a baby or young child, with bars on the side to stop the baby from falling out Synonym : cot British English

2. [countable] British English a bed with high sides for a very young baby, which you can move gently from side to side Synonym : cradle

3. [countable] a wooden frame in which you put food for animals such as cows and horses

4. [countable] British English a model of the scene of Jesus’ birth, often placed in churches and homes at Christmas ⇒ Nativity

5. [countable] British English informal a book or piece of paper with information or answers to questions, which students sometimes use dishonestly in examinations

6. [countable] American English spoken the place where someone lives
sb’s crib
I’m not at my crib, I’m at Jed’s house.

7. [uncountable] the card game of cribbage

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II. crib² verb (past tense and past participle cribbed, present participle cribbing) [intransitive and transitive] especially British English
[Date: 1700-1800; Origin: crib 'to steal from a basket' (18-19 centuries), from ⇒ crib¹]
to copy school or college work dishonestly from someone else
crib something off/from somebody
He didn’t want anyone to crib the answers from him.

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III. crib‧bage /ˈkrɪbɪdʒ/ (also crib) noun [uncountable]
[Date: 1600-1700; Origin: ⇒ crib¹]
a card game in which players show how many points they have by putting small pieces of wood in holes in a small board

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