Associations to the word «Crib»

CRIB, noun. (US) A baby’s bed (British and Australasian cot) with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet.

CRIB, noun. (British) A bed for a child older than a baby.

CRIB, noun. (nautical) A small sleeping berth in a packet ship or other small vessel

CRIB, noun. A wicker basket; compare Moses basket.

CRIB, noun. A manger, a feeding trough for animals elevated off the earth or floor, especially one for fodder such as hay.

CRIB, noun. 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.

CRIB, noun. A bin for drying or storing grain, as with a corn crib.

CRIB, noun. A small room or covered structure, especially one of rough construction, used for storage or penning animals.

CRIB, noun. A confined space, as with a cage or office-cubicle

CRIB, noun. (obsolete) A job, a position; (British), an appointment.

CRIB, noun. A hovel, a roughly constructed building best suited to the shelter of animals but used for human habitation.

CRIB, noun. (slang) One’s residence, or where one normally hangs out.

CRIB, noun. A boxy structure traditionally built of heavy wooden timbers, to support an existing structure from below, as with a mineshaft or a building being raised off its foundation in preparation for being moved; see cribbing.

CRIB, noun. (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.

CRIB, noun. (obsolete) A minor theft, extortion or embezzlement, with or without criminal intent.

CRIB, noun. (cribbage) Short for the card game cribbage.

CRIB, noun. (cribbage) The cards discarded by players and used by the dealer.

CRIB, noun. (cryptography) A known piece of information corresponding to a section of encrypted text, that is then used to work out the remaining sections.

CRIB, noun. (New Zealand) (southern) A small holiday home, often near a beach and of simple construction.

CRIB, noun. (Australia) (New Zealand) A packed lunch taken to work.

CRIB, noun. (Canada) A small raft made of timber.

CRIB, verb. (transitive) To place or confine in a crib.

CRIB, verb. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.

CRIB, 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.

CRIB, verb. (intransitive) To install timber supports, as with cribbing.

CRIB, verb. (transitive) (obsolete) To steal or embezzle, to cheat out of.

CRIB, verb. (Indian English) To complain, to grumble

CRIB, verb. To crowd together, or to be confined, as if in a crib or in narrow accommodations.

CRIB, verb. (intransitive) (of a horse) To seize the manger or other solid object with the teeth and draw in wind.

CRIB BOARD, noun. (informal) cribbage board

CRIB DEATH, noun. (pathology) (US) The unexplained death of a baby usually while sleeping.

CRIB DEATHS, noun. Plural of crib death

CRIB LIZARD, noun. (slang) (derogatory) A child, especially a baby or toddler.

CRIB LIZARDS, noun. Plural of crib lizard

CRIB MATTRESS, noun. (US) A mattress that fits a standard-sized baby crib.

CRIB MATTRESSES, noun. Plural of crib mattress

CRIB NOTE, noun. A brief reminder or item of information written on a slip of paper or in a concealable place such as on one's arm, as an aid for a public speaker or for use by a student or other person cheating during an examination.

CRIB NOTES, noun. Plural of crib note

CRIB SHEET, noun. A bedsheet, usually nowadays fitted, that fits a crib mattress.

CRIB SHEET, noun. Alternative term for cheat sheet.

CRIB SHEETS, noun. Plural of crib sheet

CRIB, noun. Baby bed with high sides made of slats.

CRIB, noun. A literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly).

CRIB, noun. A bin or granary for storing grains.

CRIB, noun. The cards discarded by players at cribbage.

CRIB, noun. A card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two.

CRIB, verb. Use a crib, as in an exam.

CRIB, verb. Take unauthorized (intellectual material).

CRIB, verb. Line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole".