CRIBS
/kɹɪbz/
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Scrabble
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WWF
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Definition
/kɹɪbz/
noun
- A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.
- A bed for a child older than a baby.
- A small sleeping berth in a packet ship or other small vessel
- A wicker basket; compare Moses basket.
- A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.
verb
- To place or confine in a crib.
- To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.
- 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.”
- To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.
- To install timber supports, as with cribbing.
Source: Wiktionary
