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Definition of 'rib'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) rib
one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall.

2.  rib
a cut of meat containing a rib.

3.  rib
ribs,

4.  rib
one of several archlike members of a vault supporting it at the groins and defining its distinct surfaces.

5.  rib
one of several ornamental projecting bands or moldings on the surface of a vault or ceiling dividing the surface into panels.

6.  rib
something resembling a rib in form, position, or use, as a supporting part:
the ribs of an umbrella; .

7.  rib
any of the curved framing members in a ship's hull that rise upward and outward from the keel; frame.

8.  rib
a primary vein of a leaf.

9.  rib
a vertical ridge in cloth, esp. in knitted fabrics.

10.  rib
a ridge, as in poplin or rep, caused by heavy yarn.

11.  rib
a wife (in allusion to the creation of Eve. Gen. 2:21–22).

12. (v.t.) rib
to furnish or strengthen with ribs.

13.  rib
to enclose as with ribs.

14.  rib
to mark with riblike ridges or markings.

15. (v.t.) rib
to tease; make fun of.

Etymology: (1925–30, Amer.; appar. short for rib-tickle (v.))

Definition of 'rib'

Princeton's WordNet

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"

Definition of 'rib'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (noun) rib
one of the curved bones that protects the organs in the chest
a cracked rib

2. rib
a piece of meat with a rib bone still in it
barbecued ribs

Definition of 'rib'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) rib
one of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax

2. (noun) rib
that which resembles a rib in form or use

3. (noun) rib
one of the timbers, or bars of iron or steel, that branch outward and upward from the keel, to support the skin or planking, and give shape and strength to the vessel

4. (noun) rib
a ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc., to strengthen or stiffen it

5. (noun) rib
one of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended

6. (noun) rib
a prominent line or ridge, as in cloth

7. (noun) rib
a longitudinal strip of metal uniting the barrels of a double-barreled gun

8. (noun) rib
the chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf

9. (noun) rib
any longitudinal ridge in a plant

10. (noun) rib
in Gothic vaulting, one of the primary members of the vault. These are strong arches, meeting and crossing one another, dividing the whole space into triangles, which are then filled by vaulted construction of lighter material. Hence, an imitation of one of these in wood, plaster, or the like

11. (noun) rib
a projecting mold, or group of moldings, forming with others a pattern, as on a ceiling, ornamental door, or the like

12. (noun) rib
solid coal on the side of a gallery; solid ore in a vein

13. (noun) rib
an elongated pillar of ore or coal left as a support

14. (noun) rib
a wife; -- in allusion to Eve, as made out of Adam's rib

15. (verb) rib
to furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth

16. (verb) rib
to inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in

Translation of 'rib'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: any one of the bones which curve round and forward from the backbone, enclosing the heart and lungs.
Afrikaans: rib	Arabic: ضِلْع	Bulgarian: ребро
Brazilian: costela	Czech: žebro	German: die Rippe
Danish: ribben	Greek: πλευρό, παΐδι	Spanish: costilla
Estonian: roie	Farsi: دنده	Finnish: kylkiluu
French: côte	Hebrew: צֶלָע	Hindi: पसली की हड्डी
Croatian: rebro	Hungarian: borda	Indonesian: rusuk
Icelandic: rif(bein)	Italian: costa, costola	Japanese: 肋骨
Korean: 갈빗대	Lithuanian: šonkaulis	Latvian: riba
Malay: tulang rusuk	Dutch: rib	Norwegian: ribbein
Polish: żebro	Persian: دنده	Pashto: پوښتۍ
Portuguese: costela	Romanian: coastă	Russian: ребро
Slovak: rebro	Slovenian: rebro	Serbian: rebro
Swedish: revben	Thai: ซี่โครง	Turkish: kaburga kemiği
Taiwanese: 肋骨	Ukrainian: ребро	Urdu: پسلی
Vietnamese: xương sườn	Chinese: 肋骨
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