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cribbed

UK
/krɪbd/
US
/krɪbd/

Translations

cribbedadjective
more cribbed
Comp.
most cribbed
Super.
UK
/krɪbd/
US
/krɪbd/
plagiéSens littéraire ou scolaire : copié sans attribution.
The cribbed essay was flagged for academic dishonesty.
Le devoir plagié a été signalé pour malhonnêteté académique.
exiguSens d'un espace trop petit ou trop confiné.
The cribbed apartment left little room for movement.
L'appartement exigu laissait peu de place pour bouger.
Synonyms
copied
plagiarized
derived
lifted
reproduced
cribverb

cribbed

Past Simple

cribbed
Past Simple
cribbed
Past Participle
cribbing
Gerund
UK
/krɪb/
US
/krɪb/
plagierCopier le travail d’autrui, souvent en cachette.
He was caught cribbing answers from his classmate during the exam.
Il a été surpris en train de plagier les réponses de son camarade pendant l’examen.
restreindreSens figuré : limiter ou brider.
The new regulations cribbed the company's ability to expand its operations.
Les nouvelles réglementations ont restreint la capacité de l’entreprise à développer ses activités.
Synonyms
duplicate
copy
lift
plagiarize
imitate

Definitions

cribbedadjective
Confined or restricted in a small space.
The cribbed apartment left little room for movement.
Copied or plagiarized from another source.
The cribbed essay was flagged for academic dishonesty.
cribverb
To copy or plagiarize from another's work, especially surreptitiously.
He was caught cribbing answers from his classmate during the exam.
To confine or restrict, as if in a crib.
The new regulations cribbed the company's ability to expand its operations.
(Of a horse) to bite a solid object and suck in air, a habit known as wind-sucking.
The mare began to crib on the fence rail whenever she was left alone.
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