crib

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkrɪb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/krɪb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(krib)

Inflections of 'crib' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
cribs
v 3rd person singular
cribbing
v pres p
cribbed
v past
cribbed
v past p

Collocations for "crib"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "crib" in context.

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crib

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. [a wooden, an enclosed, a baby] crib
  2. The baby was [sleeping, asleep, resting] in the crib.
  3. [tiptoed, walked] over to the crib
  4. looked in the crib to [check, make sure]
  5. a crib with [mattress, canopy, drawers]
  6. put the baby (down) to sleep in the crib
  7. a new crib for the baby
  8. a crib to [store, hold] animal food
  9. [stored] in a crib
  10. store [grain, wheat, salt] in a crib
  11. took a crib into the [exam, test]
  12. [wrote, answered] (dishonestly) from a crib
  13. caught using a crib (in the exam)
  14. slang: Want to come back to my crib?
  15. slang: took [her, his girlfriend] back to his crib
v
  1. crib the answers from
  2. crib from [notes, her]
  3. caught cribbing [from]
n as adj
  1. the crib [bedding, quilt, sheet]
  2. the crib monitor
'crib' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
baby - climb - gently - rock

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