I. crib 1 /krɪb/ BrE AmE noun
[ Language: Old English ; 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
I’m not at my crib, I’m at Jed’s house.
7 . [uncountable] the card game of cribbage
II. crib 2 BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle cribbed , present participle cribbing ) [intransitive and transitive] especially British English
[ Date: 1700-1800 ; Origin: crib 'to steal from a basket' (18-19 centuries) , from ⇨ ↑ crib 1 ]
to 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.
III. crib ‧ bage /ˈkrɪbɪdʒ/ BrE AmE ( also crib ) noun [uncountable]
[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: ⇨ ↑ crib 1 ]
a card game in which players show how many points they have by putting small pieces of wood in holes in a small board