Main Entry:

²crib

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

cribbed; crib·bing

Date:

1605

transitive verb1: confine, cramp2: to provide with or put into a crib ; especially : to line or support with a framework of timber3: pilfer, steal ; especially : plagiarizeintransitive verb1 a: steal, plagiarize b: to use a crib : cheat2: to have the vice of cribbing

— crib·ber noun