crib
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor.
Pronunciation
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kribIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈkɹɪb
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.
US
Baby bed with high sides made of slats
usually in the plural
A collection of quotes or references for use in speaking, for assembling a written document, or as an aid to a project of some sort; a crib sheet.
british
A bed for a child older than a baby.
The baby Jesus and the manger in a creche or nativity scene, consisting of statues of Mary, Joseph and various other characters such as the magi.
A bin or granary for storing grains
verb
transitive
To collect one or more passages and/or references for use in a speech, written document or as an aid for some task; to create a crib sheet.
To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.
intransitiveof a horse
To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind.
transitiveinformal
To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.
india
To complain, to grumble
transitive
To place or confine in a crib.
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This meaning: A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.
Used this way, crib is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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More ways to use crib
- “The new parents assembled the baby's crib before she arrived.”
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