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Crib Dishonestly Noun, Verbbre /Krɪb/Name /Krɪb/ Noun  Word Origin 1 (Name)(Bre Cot)a Small

Front crib
Back noun, verbBrE /krɪb/NAmE /krɪb/

noun

 word origin

1 (NAmE)(BrE cot)a small bed with high sides for a baby or young child

2 a long open box that horses and cows can eat from manger

3 (BrE)(NAmE crèche)a model of the scene of Jesus Christ's birth, placed in churches and homes at Christmas

4 (informal) written information such as answers to questions, often used dishonestly by students in testsa crib sheet

5 = cribbage

6 (NAmE, informal) the house, flat/apartment, etc. where sb lives

verb

(-bb-) [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (from sb) (old-fashioned)to dishonestly copy work from another student or from a book

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