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Crib

/kɹɪb/

A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.

📖 Definitions of "Crib"

noun
  1. 1

    A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.

  2. 2

    A bed for a child older than a baby.

  3. 3

    A small sleeping berth in a packet ship or other small vessel

  4. 4

    A wicker basket; compare Moses basket.

verb
  1. 1

    To place or confine in a crib.

  2. 2

    To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.

  3. 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. 4

    To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.

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