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 Definition of 'RIB'  

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Definitions of 'RIB'  

1. (noun) rib
support resembling the rib of an animal

2. (noun) rib, costa
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)

3. (noun) rib
cut of meat including one or more ribs

4. (noun) rib
a teasing remark

5. (noun) rib
a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

6. (verb) rib
a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural

7. (verb) rib
form vertical ribs by knitting
"A ribbed sweater"

8. (verb) ridicule, roast, guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, rib, make fun, poke fun
subject to laughter or ridicule
"The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house"; "The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher"; "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"


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