Rib - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|rɪb|
Brit.
|rɪb|
noun
- support resembling the rib of an animal
- any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
- cut of meat including one or more ribs
- a teasing remark
- a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
- a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
- any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
- cut of meat including one or more ribs
- a teasing remark
- a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
- a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
verb
- form vertical ribs by knitting
A ribbed sweater
- subject to laughter or ridicule (syn: blackguard, guy, ridicule, roast)Extra examples
He just thought I was ribbing him.
She was taken to hospital with a broken arm and ribs.
He was punched and kicked in the ribs.
Brown lines of ink that quite rib the paper. (W. Thornbury)
A ribbed sweater
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: rib
he/she/it: ribs
present participle: ribbing
past tense: ribbed
past participle: ribbed
I/you/we/they: rib
he/she/it: ribs
present participle: ribbing
past tense: ribbed
past participle: ribbed
noun
singular: rib
plural: ribs
singular: rib
plural: ribs
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