3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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 cabin'd, cribbed, confined. --Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from Milton. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] Child, being fond of toys, cribbed the necklace. --Dickens. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: cribbed See {crib} From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: crib n 1: baby bed with high sides [syn: {cot}] 2: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly) [syn: {pony}, {trot}] 3: a card game in which each player is dealt 6 cards and discards one or two to make up the crib [syn: {cribbage}] v 1: use a crib, as in an exam 2: take unauthorized (intellectual material) 3: line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole" [also: {cribbing}, {cribbed}]
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