I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
crib death
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A man playing cards had an open wound in his forehead, blood dripping on to the crib board.
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Another tradition he encouraged was the crib .
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He made a simple crib for the baby, and heaped praise on Sien whenever she acted maternally.
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He thought of his grandmother behind the bars of her giant crib .
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I saw her standing in her crib at the Shishu Bhawan in Shantinagar.
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Lying in a crib , Mary was lethargic, fevered, and unable to swallow any liquids for four days.
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She glanced at the crib in the corner.
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The small sleigh bed with removable railings can be used as a crib or a daybed.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He was accused of cribbing an article for his speech.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Naturally he cribbed it for the title of a pamphlet, when what I actually meant by it was some advice.
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Steve Prefontaine was, to crib a line from Bruce Springsteen, born to run.
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Unfortunately, Bournonville cribbed it from somebody else.
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Washington cribbed the best phrases for his reply, as was his habit.