rib
Definition
- n. support resembling the rib of an animal
- n. 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)
- n. cut of meat including one or more ribs
- n. a teasing remark
Word forms
- Present participle
- ribbing
- Past tense
- ribbed
- Third person singular
- ribs
- Past participle
- ribbed
Example sentences
n.
The doctor explained that a broken rib can be very painful.
vt.
He likes to rib his friends by telling funny jokes.