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crib (krib)

noun

  1. a rack, trough, or box for fodder; manger
  2. a stall for cattle, oxen, etc.
  3. a small house or room
  4. a small bed with high sides, for a baby
  5. a framework of wooden or metal bars for support or strengthening, as in a mine
  6. a framework or enclosure as for storing grain
  7. ☆ a structure secured under water, serving as a pier, a water intake, etc.
  8. Informal
    1. a petty theft
    2. a plagiarism
    3. notes, a translation of a foreign writing, or other aids used, often dishonestly, in doing schoolwork
  9. Slang the house, apartment, etc. where a person lives
  10. Cribbage the cards discarded by the players and forming an extra hand for the dealer, counted for points but not played

Etymology: 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 a basket”; crib from Biblical application of cribsense

transitive verb cribbed, crib′·bing

  1. toshut up in or as in a crib; confine
  2. to furnish with a crib or cribs
  3. Informal
    1. to steal
    2. to plagiarize

intransitive verb

  1. to have the habit of crib biting
  2. Informal to do schoolwork dishonestly, as by using a crib

crib Related Forms
crib′·ber noun
crib Synonyms

crib

n.

  1. A baby's bed

    trundle bed, cradle, bassinet, cot (British); see bed 1.

  2. A storage space, especially for corn

    manger, stall, silo; see bin, storehouse.

crib Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • swing: Rock the baby to sleep in its very own swinging crib, turn the arm and watch the balloon sail around the hill.
  • buy: This article will review a few pointers that will help you safely buy a baby crib online.
  • design: This square-shape designed crib is produced from high quality hard wood.. .
  • place: Do not place a crib near any objects that the baby could pull on top of him.
  • include: New cribs sold in the United States ( including all cribs sold in our Store ) comply with modern safety standards.
  • make: If you decide on ordering a custom made crib, the online store may not allow any returns.

Adjective modifier

  • new: With this information in mind, you should be able to find the best online deal for a new baby crib.
  • portable: Stayed to make sure your Rob couldn't get out of the portable crib.
  • wooden: A burning wooden crib is then applied to it.
  • convertible: Other types of convertible baby cribs allow the crib to be attached next to the parents bedside for co-sleeping arrangements.

Modifies a noun

  • mattress: Both are found in abundance in crib mattresses with the infants supplying both.
  • bedding: Your baby boy or baby girl deserve the very best baby nursery crib bedding.
  • sheet: I used to have a discrete crib sheet on my desk.
  • scene: Audience to sit on the floor near the crib scene.
  • set: You will need: A display with a nativity / crib set where everyone can see it.
  • note: Julie swiftly followed me & we were off down Hylton Hall with Peter describing the way from crib notes in his pocket.

Noun used with modifier

  • baby: Your baby boy or baby girl deserve the very best baby nursery crib bedding.
  • wood: The test fire, produced by a burning wood crib attained a maximum heat release rate of approximately 11 MW.

Possessives

  • baby: In Conclusion Making sure your baby's crib is safe, is an ongoing to task.

Preposition: for

  • bed: A newborn child with no crib for a bed.
crib Quotes

There's no denying that Caruso came with a voice†that Beethoven came with music in his soul, Picasso was drawing like an angel in the crib.You're born with it.

—Nevelson, Louise

Browse dictionary entries near crib

  1. ‹ cri de coeur
  2. ‹ crewelwork
  3. ‹ crewel
  4. ‹ crew neck
  5. ‹ crew cut
  6. ‹ crew
  7. ‹ crevice
  8. ‹ crevasse
  9. ‹ crevalle
  10. ‹ Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
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