crib

• Sustantivo que designa una cama pequeña con barreras altas para bebés o niños pequeños; también puede referirse a una cuna o moisés.

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.

   Cuna

   • 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.

   Sinónimosbassinetcarrycotcotcradle

2. Cheating aidB1informal

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

   Chuleta

   • 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.

   Sinónimosponytrot

3. House or apartmentB2slangamerican

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

   Casa o apartamento

   • 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.

   Sinónimosabodeapartmentdwellingflathomejointpadplaceresidence

• Verbo que significa copiar o plagiar el trabajo de otra persona, o encerrar en un espacio pequeño.

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.

   Copiar deshonestamente

   • 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.

   Sinónimosappropriatecheatcopyliftpinchpirateplagiarizesteal

   Antónimosauthorcomposeinventoriginate

2. Steal or takeB2informalbritish

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

   robar, hurtar

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

   Sinónimosappropriatefilchliftnickpilferpinchpurloinsnitchswipethieve

   Antónimosgiverestituterestorereturn