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Meaning of cribbed

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

cribbed

Pronunciation:/kɹɪbd/

verb

Definitions

  1. To place or confine in a crib.

  2. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to cramp.

  3. To collect one or more passages and/or references for use in a speech, written document or as an aid for some task; to create a crib sheet.

    Example: I cribbed the recipe from the Food Network site, but made a few changes of my own.

  4. To plagiarize; to copy; to cheat.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Placed in a crib.

    Example: The cribbed baby was quite content.