Meaning & use
Cribbed
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Copied someone else's work or ideas dishonestly, especially in schoolwork or writing; also, confined in a small, cramped space.
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The teacher noticed the essay was cribbed almost word for word from an online source.
The prisoners were cribbed into a tiny holding cell overnight.
A note on using this word
Comes from 'crib,' an old slang term for a cheat sheet or a literal translation used to copy answers.
Words with a similar meaning
plagiarizedcopied
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