word | crib |
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sentence | If my hair would only change colour, here’s a nice little crib all ready for me to step into.’ “‘Why, what is it, then?’ I asked. |
definition | [noun] 1. (US) A baby’s bed with high, often slatted, often moveable sides, suitable for a child who has outgrown a cradle or bassinet. 2. (Britain) A bed for a child older than a baby. 3. (nautical) A small sleeping berth in a packet ship or other small vessel [verb] 1. (transitive) To place or confine in a crib. 2. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp. 3. (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. |
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