- crib
- Verb. 1. To copy, usually in an underhand or unfair manner. Informal2. To complain, grumble. Uncommon usage.
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Crib — • The crib or manger in which the Infant Saviour was laid after his birth is properly that place in the stable or khan where food for domestic animals is put, formed probably of the same material out of which the grotto itself is hewn Catholic… … Catholic encyclopedia
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.] [1913 Webster] 1. A manger or rack; a feeding place for animals. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crib — [krib] n. [ME & OE, ox stall, couch, akin to Ger krippe, Frank * kripja: basic sense “what is woven or plaited, basket” < IE * grebh < base * ger , to wind, turn, weave; senses of “steal,” etc. < thieves slang < orig. sense “to put in … English World dictionary
Crib — Crib, v. i. 1. To crowd together, or to be confined, as in a crib or in narrow accommodations. [R.] [1913 Webster] Who sought to make . . . bishops to crib in a Presbyterian trundle bed. Gauden. [1913 Webster] 2. To make notes for dishonest use… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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. [1913 Webster] If only the vital energy be not cribbed or cramped. I. Taylor. [1913 Webster] Now I am … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
crib — CRIB, criburi, s.n. Construcţie din lemn, metal etc. care se aşază în albia unui râu pentru a proteja sorbul unei pompe care se alimentează din apa respectivă. – Din germ. Kribbe. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 crib s. n., pl … Dicționar Român
crib — ● crib nom masculin (américain crib, coffre) Cage grillagée haute, étroite et longue, où l on entrepose les épis de maïs pour les laisser sécher … Encyclopédie Universelle
crib — O.E. cribbe manger, fodder bin in cowsheds and fields, from a W.Gmc. root (Cf. O.S. kribbia manger; O.Fris., M.Du. kribbe; O.H.G. krippa, Ger. Krippe crib, manger ) probably related to Ger. krebe basket. Meaning child s bed with barred sides is… … Etymology dictionary
crib — index pirate (reproduce without authorization) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
crib — [n] baby bed bassinet, bin*, box*, bunk, cot, cradle, manger, Moses basket*, rack*, stall*, trundle bed; concept 443 … New thesaurus
crib — ► NOUN 1) chiefly N. Amer. a child s bed with barred or latticed sides; a cot. 2) a barred rack for animal fodder; a manger. 3) informal a translation of a text for use by students, especially in a surreptitious way. 4) informal, chiefly N. Amer … English terms dictionary
