crib
[krɪb]
n
a child's bed with slatted wooden sides; cot
a cattle stall or pen
a fodder rack or manger
a bin or granary for storing grain, etc
a small crude cottage or room
a house or residence
a weekend cottage: term is South Island usage only
any small confined space
a brothel
a wicker basket
a representation of the manger in which the infant Jesus was laid at birth
a theft, esp of another's writing or thoughts
a translation of a foreign text or a list of answers used by students, often illicitly, as an aid in lessons, examinations, etcAlso called (esp US) pony
short for cribbage
the discard pile
Also called: cribwork a framework of heavy timbers laid in layers at right angles to one another, used in the construction of foundations, mines, etc
a storage area for floating logs contained by booms
a packed lunch taken to work
vb
to put or enclose in or as if in a crib; furnish with a crib
to steal (another's writings or thoughts)
to copy either from a crib or from someone else during a lesson or examination
to line (a construction hole) with timber beams, logs, or planks
to grumble
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