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cribbing
We have found lemma(root) word of cribbing : crib.
Definitions
[krɪb], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a child's bed with barred or latticed sides; a cot
(e.g: tiptoeing over to the crib, he looked down at the sleeping child)
- a translation of a text for use by students, especially in a surreptitious way
(e.g: an English crib of Caesar's Gallic Wars)
- a person's apartment or house
(e.g: there's a chance you might not get back to your crib tonight)
- a heavy timber framework used in foundations for a building or to line a mineshaft
- a light meal; a snack
(e.g: I was carrying my crib in a paper bag)
Phrases:
Origin
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Old English (in the sense ‘manger’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch krib, kribbe and German Krippe
[krɪb], (Verb)
Definitions:
- copy (another person's work) illicitly or without acknowledgement
(e.g: he was doing an exam and didn't want anybody to crib the answers from him)
- restrain
(e.g: he had been so cabined, cribbed, and confined by office)
- grumble
(e.g: those guys have nothing to crib about)
Phrases:
Origin
:
Old English (in the sense ‘manger’), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch krib, kribbe and German Krippe
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