rib
noun (1)Definition of rib
(Entry 1 of 4)
1a
: any of the paired curved bony or partly cartilaginous rods that stiffen the walls of the body of most vertebrates and protect the viscera
b(1)
: a cut of meat including a rib — see beef illustration
(2)
: a boneless cut of meat (such as beef or pork) from a rib section
2
: something resembling a rib in shape or function: such as
a(1)
: a traverse member of the frame of a ship that runs from keel to deck
(2)
: a light fore-and-aft member in an airplane's wing
b
: one of the stiff strips supporting an umbrella's fabric
c
: one of the arches in Romanesque and Gothic vaulting meeting and crossing one another and dividing the whole vaulted space into triangles
3
: an elongated ridge: such as
a(1)
: a vein of an insect's wing
(2)
: one of the primary veins of a leaf
b
: one of the ridges in a knitted or woven fabric
rib
verb (1)
ribbed;
ribbing
Definition of rib (Entry 2 of 4)
rib
noun (2)rib
verb (2)
ribbed;
ribbing
Definition of rib (Entry 4 of 4)
: to poke fun at : kid
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