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rib
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Definitions ofrib
1noun
- Any of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum
- A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something
- A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones
- Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull
- Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength
- A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
- A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth
- The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf
- A teasing joke
- A single strand of hair.
- A stalk of celery.
- (archaic, literary, humorous) A wife or woman.
1verb
- To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
- To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.
Example: "He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts."
- To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
- To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).
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