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Rib

/ɹɪb/

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

📖 Definitions of "Rib"

noun
  1. 1

    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

  2. 2

    A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something

  3. 3

    A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones

  4. 4

    Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull

verb
  1. 1

    To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.

  2. 2

    To tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way.

    "He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts."

  3. 3

    To enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.

  4. 4

    To leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).

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