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ribbing
(encz) | ribbing,žebrování n: Zdeněk Brož |
ribbing
(encz) | ribbing,žebroví Zdeněk Brož |
Ribbing
(gcide) | Rib \Rib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ribbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Ribbing.]
1. To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and
channels; as, to rib cloth.
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2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
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It [lead] were too gross
To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave. --Shak.
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To rib land, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between
the furrows in plowing.
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Ribbing
(gcide) | Ribbing \Rib"bing\, n.
An assemblage or arrangement of ribs, as the timberwork for
the support of an arch or coved ceiling, the veins in the
leaves of some plants, ridges in the fabric of cloth, or the
like.
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ribbing
(wn) | ribbing
n 1: a framework of ribs
2: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously
(especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent
annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was
gentle but persistent" [syn: tease, teasing, ribbing,
tantalization] |
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cribbing
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ribbing
(encz) | ribbing,žebrování n: Zdeněk Brožribbing,žebroví Zdeněk Brož |
Cribbing
(gcide) | Crib \Crib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cribbed (kr[i^]bd); p. pr. &
vb. n. Cribbing.]
1. To shut up or confine in a narrow habitation; to cage; to
cramp.
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If only the vital energy be not cribbed or cramped.
--I. Taylor.
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Now I am cabin'd, cribbed, confined. --Shak.
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2. To pilfer or purloin; hence, to steal from an author; to
appropriate; to plagiarize; as, to crib a line from
Milton. [Colloq.]
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Child, being fond of toys, cribbed the necklace.
--Dickens.
[1913 Webster]Cribbing \Crib"bing\ (kr?b"b?ng), n.
1. The act of inclosing or confining in a crib or in close
quarters.
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2. Purloining; stealing; plagiarizing. [Colloq.]
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3. (Mining) A framework of timbers and plank backing for a
shaft lining, to prevent caving, percolation of water,
etc.
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4. A vicious habit of a horse; crib-biting. The horse lays
hold of the crib or manger with his teeth and draws air
into the stomach with a grunting sound.
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Dribbing
(gcide) | Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dribbled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dribbing.] [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.]
1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession
of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.
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2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
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3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] "The dribbling dart of
love." --Shak. (Meas. for Meas., i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an
error for dribbing.]
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4. In basketball, football and similar games, to dribble[2]
the ball.
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5. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Drib \Drib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dribbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dribbing.] [Cf. Drip.]
To do by little and little; as:
(a) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop.
(b) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate.
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He who drives their bargain dribs a part. --Dryden.
(c) To lead along step by step; to entice.
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With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. --
Dryden.
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dribbing
(gcide) | Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dribbled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dribbing.] [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.]
1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession
of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.
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2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
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3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] "The dribbling dart of
love." --Shak. (Meas. for Meas., i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an
error for dribbing.]
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4. In basketball, football and similar games, to dribble[2]
the ball.
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5. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Drib \Drib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dribbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dribbing.] [Cf. Drip.]
To do by little and little; as:
(a) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop.
(b) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate.
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He who drives their bargain dribs a part. --Dryden.
(c) To lead along step by step; to entice.
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With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. --
Dryden.
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Dribbing
(gcide) | Dribble \Drib"ble\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Dribbled; p. pr. & vb.
n. Dribbing.] [Freq. of drib, which is a variant of drip.]
1. To fall in drops or small drops, or in a quick succession
of drops; as, water dribbles from the eaves.
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2. To slaver, as a child or an idiot; to drivel.
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3. To fall weakly and slowly. [Obs.] "The dribbling dart of
love." --Shak. (Meas. for Meas., i. 3, 2). [Perhaps an
error for dribbing.]
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4. In basketball, football and similar games, to dribble[2]
the ball.
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5. To live or pass one's time in a trivial fashion.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]Drib \Drib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Dribbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Dribbing.] [Cf. Drip.]
To do by little and little; as:
(a) To cut off by a little at a time; to crop.
(b) To appropriate unlawfully; to filch; to defalcate.
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He who drives their bargain dribs a part. --Dryden.
(c) To lead along step by step; to entice.
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With daily lies she dribs thee into cost. --
Dryden.
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ribbing
(wn) | ribbing
n 1: a framework of ribs
2: the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously
(especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent
annoyances; "he ignored their teases"; "his ribbing was
gentle but persistent" [syn: tease, teasing, ribbing,
tantalization] |
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