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Meaning of crib

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  crib
      n 1: baby bed with high sides made of slats [syn: {crib}, {cot}]
      2: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language
         (often used illicitly) [syn: {pony}, {trot}, {crib}]
      3: a bin or granary for storing grains
      4: the cards discarded by players at cribbage
      5: a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is
         dealt six cards and discards one or two [syn: {cribbage},
         {crib}]
      v 1: use a crib, as in an exam
      2: take unauthorized (intellectual material)
      3: line with beams or planks; "crib a construction hole"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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