CRIB


Meaning of CRIB in English

n.

Function: verb

Inflected Form: cribbed ; crib · bing

Date: 1605

transitive verb

1 : CONFINE , CRAMP

2 : to provide with or put into a crib especially : to line or support with a framework of timber

3 : PILFER , STEAL especially : PLAGIARIZE

intransitive verb

1 a : STEAL , PLAGIARIZE b : to use a crib : CHEAT

2 : to have the vice of cribbing

– crib · ber noun

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.