Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun crib

5 senses of crib

Sense 1
crib, cot -- (baby bed with high sides made of slats)
       => baby bed, baby's bed -- (a small bed for babies; enclosed by sides to prevent the baby from falling)

Sense 2
pony, trot, crib -- (a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly))
       => translation, interlingual rendition, rendering, version -- (a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language)

Sense 3
crib -- (a bin or granary for storing grains)
       => bin -- (a container; usually has a lid)
       => granary, garner -- (a storehouse for threshed grain or animal feed)

Sense 4
crib -- (the cards discarded by players at cribbage)
       => playing card -- (one of a pack of cards that are used to play card games)

Sense 5
cribbage, crib -- (a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two)
       => card game, cards -- (a game played with playing cards)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb crib

3 senses of crib

Sense 1
crib -- (use a crib, as in an exam)
       => cheat, chisel -- (engage in deceitful behavior; practice trickery or fraud; "Who's chiseling on the side?")

Sense 2
crib -- (take unauthorized (intellectual material))
       => plagiarize, plagiarise, lift -- (take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property)

Sense 3
crib -- (line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole")
       => line -- (cover the interior of; "line the gloves"; "line a chimney")

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