crib vs translation

translation vs crib

crib and translation both are nouns.

crib is a verb but translation is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crib	Yes	No	Yes	No
translation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, translation is a hypernym of crib; that is, translation is a word with a broader meaning than crib:

crib: a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)
translation: a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language

Other hypernyms of crib include interlingual rendition, rendering, version.

crib (noun)	translation (noun)
a card game (usually for two players) in which each player is dealt six cards and discards one or two	the act of uniform movement
the cards discarded by players at cribbage	the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
baby bed with high sides made of slats	a written communication in a second language having the same meaning as the written communication in a first language
a bin or granary for storing grains	rewording something in less technical terminology
a literal translation used in studying a foreign language (often used illicitly)	a uniform movement without rotation
	(genetics) the process whereby genetic information coded in messenger RNA directs the formation of a specific protein at a ribosome in the cytoplasm
	(mathematics) a transformation in which the origin of the coordinate system is moved to another position but the direction of each axis remains the same

crib (verb)	translation (verb)
line with beams or planks
take unauthorized (intellectual material)
use a crib, as in an exam

Difference between crib and translation

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