■ noun
1》 chiefly N. Amer. a child's bed with barred or latticed sides; a cot.
↘a manger.
↘ Brit. a model of the Nativity of Christ.
2》 informal a translation of a text for use by students, especially in a surreptitious way.
↘a thing that has been plagiarized.
3》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. an apartment or house.
4》 short for ~bage .
↘the cards discarded by the players at ~bage.
5》 (also ~work ) a heavy timber framework used in foundations.
6》 Austral./NZ a snack.
■ verb ( ~s , ~bing , ~bed )
1》 informal copy illicitly or without acknowledgement.
↘ archaic steal.
2》 archaic restrain.
3》 Brit. dated grumble.
Derivatives
~ber noun
Origin
OE, of Gmc origin.