cribbing

Значение (Английский)

Verb

present participle and gerund of crib

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) The members used to build a (structural) crib, usually of timbers or logs, but also of concrete, steel or even plastic; cribwork.
2. (countable, uncountable) As a whole, the heavy structure built to support an existing structure from underneath, as with a mineshaft or when raising a building off its foundation, as for moving to another location,
3. (countable, uncountable) The cribbing used to support anything from below or on a side, as with a retaining wall, or to prop up a piece of heavy machinery.
4. (countable, uncountable) A self-injurious tendency of certain horses to swallow air while slobbering and biting onto objects in and about their enclosure; cribbing and windsucking are regarded as equine forms of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
5. (countable, uncountable) An act of plagiarism.

crib

• Noun
• Verb

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Синонимы

cog

crib

lifting

nog

plagiarism

stick

timber crib

timber pack

wooden chock

crib-biting

Переводы

الحبس

schnappend

tic à l’appui

Произносится как (IPA)

/ˈkɹɪbɪŋ/