crib

• Ein kleines Bett mit hohen Gittern oder Seitenwänden für ein Baby oder Kleinkind. Umgangssprachlich auch eine wörtliche Übersetzung oder Abschrift, die unerlaubt als eigene Arbeit ausgegeben wird.

A noun referring to a small bed with high sides for a baby or young child.

1. Baby bedA2formal

   A small bed with high sides for a baby or young child.

   Babybett

   • The baby sleeps peacefully in her crib.
   • We bought a new crib for the nursery.
   • He climbed out of his crib for the first time.

   Synonymebassinetcarrycotcotcradle

2. Cheating aidB1informal

   A piece of paper or material used to cheat on a test or exam.

   Spickzettel

   • The teacher caught him using a crib during the exam.
   • She wrote a crib on her hand for the vocabulary test.
   • He hid a crib inside his pencil case.

   Synonymeponytrot

3. House or apartmentB2slangamerican

   Slang term for a home, apartment, or place of residence.

   Behausung

   • Welcome to my crib! Make yourself at home.
   • He threw a party at his crib last weekend.
   • I'm heading back to my crib to relax.

   Synonymeabodeapartmentdwellingflathomejointpadplaceresidence

• Verb, das bedeutet, die Arbeit eines anderen zu kopieren oder zu plagiieren, oder jemanden auf engem Raum einzusperren.

A verb meaning to copy or plagiarize someone else's work, or to confine in a small space.

1. Copy dishonestlyB2informalbritish

   To copy someone else's work, especially in an academic context, without permission or acknowledgment.

   Abschreiben

   • He cribbed the entire essay from an online source.
   • The student was caught cribbing during the exam.
   • She cribbed the design from a competitor's product.

   Synonymeappropriatecheatcopyliftpinchpirateplagiarizesteal

   Antonymeauthorcomposeinventoriginate

2. Steal or takeB2informalbritish

   To take something, often in a petty or dishonest way.

   Stehlen

   • Someone cribbed my pen from the desk.
   • He cribbed a few ideas from the meeting notes.
   • They cribbed the tools from the workshop.

   Synonymeappropriatefilchliftnickpilferpinchpurloinsnitchswipethieve

   Antonymegiverestituterestorereturn