Main Entry: ²crib

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): cribbed; crib·bing

Date: 1605

transitive verb 1 : confine, cramp
2 : to provide with or put into a crib; especially : to line or support with a framework of timber
3 : pilfer, steal; especially : plagiarizeintransitive verb 1 a : steal, plagiarize b : to use a crib : cheat
2 : to have the vice of cribbing

— crib·ber noun