bib
1 of 3verb
ˈbib 
bibbed; bibbing
: drink
bib
2 of 3noun
plural bibs
1
: a cloth or plastic shield tied under the chin to protect the clothes
2
: the part of an apron or of overalls extending above the waist
3
: a patch of differently colored feathers or fur immediately below the bill or chin of a bird or mammal
4
: a piece of cloth, paper, or plastic with an identifying number that is worn by a participant in a race or contest
a race bib
bibbed
ˈbibd
adjective bibless
ˈbib-ləs
adjective bib
3 of 3abbreviation
1
Bible
2
biblical
Synonyms
Verb
- booze
- drink
- guzzle
- liquor (up)
- lush (up) [slang]
- soak
- tipple
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Verb the old professor has been known to bib on occasion
Recent Examples on the Web
Hope Hodge Seck, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2022 The result was that the bib was often slack against my chest. Claire Hyman, Outside Online, 10 July 2020 Go Peyton), this bib helps to catch everything from the fattest drools to flying baby food. Essence, 16 Aug. 2022 Depending on your site (fenced, unfenced, size/extent, access to exterior outlet, access to hose bib, etc.), disrupting the digging can include multiple or alternate approaches. oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2022 And, but, but Justin bib does not intend to use that money for that purpose. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 20 July 2022 The 220-carat all-white-diamond bib was commissioned by the queen from Van Cleef & Arpels to celebrate the wedding of her daughter Princess Fawzia of Egypt to the shah of Iran. Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 15 June 2022 The timer screws onto the hose bib (spigot) outside your house, and then the garden hose connects to the timer. Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2022 The company will release its Fall 2022 line with two complete plus-size ski kits that include shells, pants and bib, winter insulation layers, winter fleece, technical sportswear, base layers, and gloves sized up to 3X. Steve Larese, Outside Online, 11 July 2022 See More
Noun
In addition to the missing bib, investigators never recovered the baby’s clothes, crib and mattress, according to courtroom testimony. Hope Hodge Seck, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Feb. 2022 The result was that the bib was often slack against my chest. Claire Hyman, Outside Online, 10 July 2020 Go Peyton), this bib helps to catch everything from the fattest drools to flying baby food. Essence, 16 Aug. 2022 Depending on your site (fenced, unfenced, size/extent, access to exterior outlet, access to hose bib, etc.), disrupting the digging can include multiple or alternate approaches. oregonlive, 13 Aug. 2022 And, but, but Justin bib does not intend to use that money for that purpose. Laura Johnston, cleveland, 20 July 2022 The 220-carat all-white-diamond bib was commissioned by the queen from Van Cleef & Arpels to celebrate the wedding of her daughter Princess Fawzia of Egypt to the shah of Iran. Stellene Volandes, Town & Country, 15 June 2022 The timer screws onto the hose bib (spigot) outside your house, and then the garden hose connects to the timer. Joe Lindsey, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2022 The company will release its Fall 2022 line with two complete plus-size ski kits that include shells, pants and bib, winter insulation layers, winter fleece, technical sportswear, base layers, and gloves sized up to 3X. Steve Larese, Outside Online, 11 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English bibben
First Known Use
Verb
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1574, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing bib
Kids Definition
bib
noun
ˈbib
1
: a cloth or plastic shield fastened under the chin (as of a young child) to protect the clothes
2
: the upper part of an apron or of overalls
bibbed
verb
as in drank
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages the old professor has been known to bib on occasion Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- drank
- tippled
- boozed
- soaked
- guzzled
- caroused
- hit the bottle
- reveled
- liquored (up)
- lushed (up)
- boozed it up
- revelled
- imbibed
- nipped
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- abstained
- contingency
- contingency coefficient
- contingency fee
- contingency fund
- contingency method
- contingency plan
- contingency reserve
- contingency table
- contingent
- contingent (on or upon)
- contingent fund
- contingent on or upon
- contingent symbiosis
- contingent truth
- contingent use
- contingently
- contingents
- continua
- continual
- continually
- continualnesses
- continuance
- continuances
- continuancy
- continuant