crib
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++crib1 /krɪb/ noun 1. 
[countable]DHB American English a bed for a baby or young child, with bars on the side to stop the baby from falling out 〔有围栏的〕婴儿床 SYN British English cot2. [countable] British English a bed with high sides for a very young baby, which you can move gently from side to side 〔有围栏的〕婴儿摇床 SYN cradle3. [countable]TA a wooden frame in which you put food for animals such as cows and horses 饲料槽；秣槽4. RRC[countable] British English a model of the scene of Jesus Christ’s birth, often placed in churches and homes at Christmas 〔圣诞节时教堂或家中陈列的〕耶稣诞生场景模型 → Nativity5. [countable] British English informal a book or piece of paper with information or answers to questions, which students sometimes use dishonestly in examinations 〔学生用于作弊的〕夹带6 [countable] American English spoken the place where someone lives 住处somebody’s crib I’m not at my crib, I’m at Jed’s house. 我不在自己的住处，我在杰德家。7. [uncountable]DGC the card game of cribbage 克里比奇纸牌戏
[countable]DHB American English a bed for a baby or young child, with bars on the side to stop the baby from falling out 〔有围栏的〕婴儿床 SYN British English cot2. [countable] British English a bed with high sides for a very young baby, which you can move gently from side to side 〔有围栏的〕婴儿摇床 SYN cradle3. [countable]TA a wooden frame in which you put food for animals such as cows and horses 饲料槽；秣槽4. RRC[countable] British English a model of the scene of Jesus Christ’s birth, often placed in churches and homes at Christmas 〔圣诞节时教堂或家中陈列的〕耶稣诞生场景模型 → Nativity5. [countable] British English informal a book or piece of paper with information or answers to questions, which students sometimes use dishonestly in examinations 〔学生用于作弊的〕夹带6 [countable] American English spoken the place where someone lives 住处somebody’s crib I’m not at my crib, I’m at Jed’s house. 我不在自己的住处，我在杰德家。7. [uncountable]DGC the card game of cribbage 克里比奇纸牌戏Examples from the Corpus
crib• The small sleigh bed with removable railings can be used as a crib or a daybed.• Lying in a crib, Mary was lethargic, fevered, and unable to swallow any liquids for four days.• He thought of his grandmother behind the bars of her giant crib.• I saw her standing in her crib at the Shishu Bhawan in Shantinagar.• He made a simple crib for the baby, and heaped praise on Sien whenever she acted maternally.• She glanced at the crib in the corner.• A man playing cards had an open wound in his forehead, blood dripping on to the crib board.• Another tradition he encouraged was the crib.crib2 verb (cribbed, cribbing) [intransitive, transitive] especially British English SECOPYto copy school or college work dishonestly from someone else 抄袭，剽窃〔功课〕crib something off/from somebody He didn’t want anyone to crib the answers from him. 他不想让任何人抄袭他的答案。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
crib• Steve Prefontaine was, to crib a line from Bruce Springsteen, born to run.• He was accused of cribbing an article for his speech.• Naturally he cribbed it for the title of a pamphlet, when what I actually meant by it was some advice.• Unfortunately, Bournonville cribbed it from somebody else.• Washington cribbed the best phrases for his reply, as was his habit.crib something off/from somebody• Matt was caught cribbing the answers from his friend.Origin crib1 Old English cribb crib2 (1700-1800) crib “to steal from a basket” ((18-19 centuries)), from → CRIB1crib1 nouncrib2 verbChinese
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crib
crib1 /krɪb/ 
noun
1. [countable] American English a bed for a baby or young child, with bars on the side to stop the baby from falling out
SYN cot British English
2. [countable] British English a bed with high sides for a very young baby, which you can move gently from side to side
SYN cradle
3. [countable] a wooden frame in which you put food for animals such as cows and horses
4. [countable] British English a model of the scene of Jesus’ birth, often placed in churches and homes at Christmas ⇨ Nativity
5. [countable] British English informal a book or piece of paper with information or answers to questions, which students sometimes use dishonestly in examinations
6. [countable] American English spoken the place where someone lives
sb’s crib
I’m not at my crib, I’m at Jed’s house.
7. [uncountable] the card game of cribbage
crib2 verb (past tense and past participle cribbed, present participle cribbing) [intransitive and transitive] especially British Englishto copy school or college work dishonestly from someone else
crib something off/from somebody
He didn’t want anyone to crib the answers from him.
crib‧bage /ˈkrɪbɪdʒ/ (also crib) noun [uncountable]a card game in which players show how many points they have by putting small pieces of wood in holes in a small board
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noun Language: Old English
Origin: cribb
Origin: cribb
1. [countable] American English a bed for a baby or young child, with bars on the side to stop the baby from falling out
SYN cot British English
2. [countable] British English a bed with high sides for a very young baby, which you can move gently from side to side
SYN cradle
3. [countable] a wooden frame in which you put food for animals such as cows and horses
4. [countable] British English a model of the scene of Jesus’ birth, often placed in churches and homes at Christmas ⇨ Nativity
5. [countable] British English informal a book or piece of paper with information or answers to questions, which students sometimes use dishonestly in examinations
6. [countable] American English spoken the place where someone lives
sb’s crib
7. [uncountable] the card game of cribbage
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verb (past tense and past participle cribbed, present participle cribbing) [intransitive and transitive] especially British Englishto copy school or college work dishonestly from someone elsecrib something off/from somebody
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(also crib) noun [uncountable]a card game in which players show how many points they have by putting small pieces of wood in holes in a small board
