Crib

  • 31crib — n. & v. n. 1 a a child s bed with barred or latticed sides; a cot. b a model of the Nativity of Christ, with a manger as a bed. 2 a barred container or rack for animal fodder. 3 colloq. a a translation of a text for the (esp. surreptitious) use… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 32Crib — Als crib (deutsch: wahrscheinliches Wort, französisch: mot probable) wird in der Kryptographie eine Klartextphrase bezeichnet, von der der Codeknacker weiß, vermutet oder errät, dass sie in einem Geheimtext in verschlüsselter Form auftritt. Ist… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 33CRIB — clinical risk index for babies * * * crib krib n 1) a manger for feeding animals 2 a) a stall for a stabled animal b) a small child s bedstead with high enclosing usu. slatted sides * * * (krib) 1. any racklike structure. 2. a removable anchorage …

    Medical dictionary

  • 34crib — noun Crib is used before these nouns: ↑death, ↑mattress, ↑sheet …

    Collocations dictionary

  • 35crib — f ( e/ a) crib, stall; couch …

    Old to modern English dictionary

  • 36crib — [OE] Crib is a Germanic word, with relatives today in German (krippe) and Dutch (kribbe). In Old English it meant ‘manger’, and not until the 17th century did it develop its familiar presentday sense ‘child’s bed’. An intermediate stage, now lost …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 37crib — I n Where you live. Have you found a crib yet? 1980s II v To steal or plagarize. He cribbed most of his term paper from the Web. 1740s …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 38crib — One s dwelling place I was in my crib chillin by the fireplace …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 39crib — One s dwelling place I was in my crib chillin by the fireplace …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 40crib — I. n. 1. Rack, manger, feeding place. 2. Bin, bunker. 3. Child s bed. 4. Theft, piece of plunder. 5. (Colloq.) Plagiarism. II. v. a. 1 …

    New dictionary of synonyms