rib

rib
[[t]rɪ̱b[/t]]
1) N-COUNT Your ribs are the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest.

Her heart was thumping against her ribs...

My face was covered with bruises and I had a broken rib.

2) N-COUNT: usu N of n, n N A rib of meat such as beef or pork is a piece that has been cut to include one of the animal's ribs.

...a rib of beef.

...pork ribs in sweet sauce.

3) N-UNCOUNT Rib is a method of knitting that makes a raised pattern of parallel lines. You use rib, for example, round the edge of sweaters so that the material can stretch without losing its shape.
4) VERB If you rib someone about something, you tease them about it in a friendly way. [INFORMAL]

[V n] The guys in my local pub used to rib me about drinking `girly' drinks.

Syn:
5) → See also , ribbing

English dictionary. 2008.

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  • Rib — Rib, n. [AS. rib, ribb; akin to D. rib, G. rippe, OHG. rippa, rippi, Dan. ribbe, Icel. rif, Russ. rebro.] 1. (Anat.) One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. [1913 Webster] Note: In… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • rib — [rib] n. [ME ribbe < OE rib, akin to ON rif, Ger rippe < IE base * rebh , to arch over, roof over > Gr ereptein, to crown, OSlav rebro, rib] 1. any of the arched bones attached posteriorly to the vertebral column and enclosing the chest… …   English World dictionary

  • Rib — Rib, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ribbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Ribbing}.] 1. To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth. [1913 Webster] 2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in. [1913 Webster] [1913 Webster]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • RIB — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. {{{image}}}   Sigles d une seule lettre   Sigles de deux lettres > Sigles de trois lettres …   Wikipédia en Français

  • rib... — rib..., Rib... vgl. ↑ribo..., Ribo …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

  • Rib — Rib. См. Ребро жесткости. (Источник: «Металлы и сплавы. Справочник.» Под редакцией Ю.П. Солнцева; НПО Профессионал , НПО Мир и семья ; Санкт Петербург, 2003 г.) …   Словарь металлургических терминов

  • RIB ou R.I.B. — ● RIB ou R.I.B. nom masculin Relevé d identité bancaire …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Rib — Rib: Symbol für ↑ Ribose in Polysaccharidformeln …   Universal-Lexikon

  • rib — vb *banter, chaff, kid, rag, josh, jolly …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • rib- — *rib germ., Verb: nhd. wickeln; ne. wrap (Verb); Hinweis: s. *rība , *ribjōn; Etymologie: s. ing. *reip , Verb, Substantiv, reißen, Rand, Pokorny 858; …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

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