rib

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noun (1)

ˈrib

: any of the paired curved bony or partly cartilaginous rods that stiffen the walls of the body of most vertebrates and protect the viscera

b(1)

: a cut of meat including a rib see beef illustration

(2)

: a boneless cut of meat (such as beef or pork) from a rib section

[from the account of Eve's creation from Adam's rib in Genesis 2:21–22] : wife

: something resembling a rib in shape or function: such as

a(1)

: a traverse member of the frame of a ship that runs from keel to deck

(2)

: a light fore-and-aft member in an airplane's wing

: one of the stiff strips supporting an umbrella's fabric

: one of the arches in Romanesque and Gothic vaulting meeting and crossing one another and dividing the whole vaulted space into triangles

: an elongated ridge: such as

a(1)

: a vein of an insect's wing

(2)

: one of the primary veins of a leaf

: one of the ridges in a knitted or woven fabric

rib

2 of 4

verb (1)

ribbed; ribbing

transitive verb

: to furnish or enclose with ribs

: to knit so as to form vertical ridges in

rib

3 of 4

noun (2)

: joke

: parody

rib

4 of 4

verb (2)

ribbed; ribbing

transitive verb

: to poke fun at : kid

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English ribb; akin to Old High German rippi rib, Old Church Slavonic rebro, and probably to Greek erephein to roof over

Verb (2) and Noun (2)

probably from rib entry 1; from the tickling of the ribs to cause laughter

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

circa 1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1912, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

rib

noun

ˈrib

: one of the curved bones of the chest that are joined to the backbone and help to stiffen the body wall and protect the organs

: a piece of meat from an animal (as a cow or pig) that includes a rib and is used as food

: something (as a piece of wire supporting the fabric of an umbrella) that is like a rib in shape or use

: one of the parallel ridges in a knitted or woven fabric

Medical Definition

rib

noun

ˈrib

: any of the paired curved bony or partly cartilaginous rods that stiffen the lateral walls of the body of most vertebrates and protect the viscera, that occur in mammals exclusively or almost exclusively in the thoracic region, and that in humans normally include 12 pairs of which all are articulated with the spinal column at the dorsal end and the first 10 are connected also at the ventral end with the sternum by costal cartilages see false rib, floating rib, true rib

ribs 1 of 2

noun

plural of rib

as in parodies

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect the movie is a rib of the "dramatic love story" that was so popular in the 1950s

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

parodies
spoofs
burlesques
imitations
satires
caricatures
takeoffs
distortions
send-ups
sketches
travesties
squibs
comedies
put-ons
slapsticks
impersonations
exaggerations
lampoons
humors
mockeries
farces

as in jokes

something said or done to cause laughter began to lose his sense of humor after being the butt of his friends' ribs once too often

Synonyms & Similar Words

jokes
laughs
giggles
gags
cracks
screams
witticisms
yaks
drolleries
wisecracks
sallies
funnies
japes
waggeries
quips
jests
joshes
pleasantries
yuks
one-liners
pranks
yucks
yocks
riffs
practical jokes
humors
parodies
tricks
nifties
comedies
capers
boffos
riots
boffs
railleries
burlesques
antics
buffooneries
panics
caricatures
boffolas
thigh-slappers
banters
leg-pulls
repartees
knee-slappers
wits
mocks
mockeries
lampoons
persiflages
wordplays
monkeyshines
put-ons

ribs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rib

as in kids

to make fun of in a good-natured way ribbed him a bit about fumbling such an easy play

Synonyms & Similar Words

kids
jokes
roasts
teases
razzes
chaffs
rides
jives
joshes
rallies
takes the mickey out of
goofs on
banters
strings along
wisecracks
jests
funs
quips
fools
jollies
japes
gags
yuks
yucks

单词	ribs
释义	rib 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈrib 1 a : any of the paired curved bony or partly cartilaginous rods that stiffen the walls of the body of most vertebrates and protect the viscera b(1) : a cut of meat including a rib see beef illustration (2) : a boneless cut of meat (such as beef or pork) from a rib section c [from the account of Eve's creation from Adam's rib in Genesis 2:21–22] : wife 2 : something resembling a rib in shape or function: such as a(1) : a traverse member of the frame of a ship that runs from keel to deck (2) : a light fore-and-aft member in an airplane's wing b : one of the stiff strips supporting an umbrella's fabric c : one of the arches in Romanesque and Gothic vaulting meeting and crossing one another and dividing the whole vaulted space into triangles 3 : an elongated ridge: such as a(1) : a vein of an insect's wing (2) : one of the primary veins of a leaf b : one of the ridges in a knitted or woven fabric Illustration of rib ribs 1a rib 2 of 4 verb (1) ribbed; ribbing transitive verb 1 : to furnish or enclose with ribs 2 : to knit so as to form vertical ridges in rib 3 of 4 noun (2) 1 : joke 2 : parody rib 4 of 4 verb (2) ribbed; ribbing transitive verb : to poke fun at : kid Synonyms Noun (2) burlesque caricature parody put-on send-up spoof takeoff travesty Verb (2) chaff jive joke josh kid rally razz ride roast tease See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English, from Old English ribb; akin to Old High German rippi rib, Old Church Slavonic rebro, and probably to Greek erephein to roof over Verb (2) and Noun (2) probably from rib entry 1; from the tickling of the ribs to cause laughter First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb (1) circa 1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (2) 1912, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing rib floating rib rib eye rib eye steak rib cage true rib rib roast false rib floating rib rib eye rib eye steak rib cage true rib rib roast false rib See More Kids Definition rib noun ˈrib 1 : one of the curved bones of the chest that are joined to the backbone and help to stiffen the body wall and protect the organs 2 : a piece of meat from an animal (as a cow or pig) that includes a rib and is used as food 3 : something (as a piece of wire supporting the fabric of an umbrella) that is like a rib in shape or use 4 : one of the parallel ridges in a knitted or woven fabric Medical Definition rib noun ˈrib : any of the paired curved bony or partly cartilaginous rods that stiffen the lateral walls of the body of most vertebrates and protect the viscera, that occur in mammals exclusively or almost exclusively in the thoracic region, and that in humans normally include 12 pairs of which all are articulated with the spinal column at the dorsal end and the first 10 are connected also at the ventral end with the sternum by costal cartilages see false rib, floating rib, true rib ribs 1 of 2 noun plural of rib 1 as in parodies a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect the movie is a rib of the "dramatic love story" that was so popular in the 1950s Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance parodies spoofs burlesques imitations satires caricatures takeoffs distortions send-ups sketches travesties squibs comedies put-ons slapsticks impersonations exaggerations lampoons humors mockeries farces 2 as in jokes something said or done to cause laughter began to lose his sense of humor after being the butt of his friends' ribs once too often Synonyms & Similar Words jokes laughs giggles gags cracks screams witticisms yaks drolleries wisecracks sallies funnies japes waggeries quips jests joshes pleasantries yuks one-liners pranks yucks yocks riffs practical jokes humors parodies tricks nifties comedies capers boffos riots boffs railleries burlesques antics buffooneries panics caricatures boffolas thigh-slappers banters leg-pulls repartees knee-slappers wits mocks mockeries lampoons persiflages wordplays monkeyshines put-ons ribs 2 of 2 verb present tense third-person singular of rib as in kids to make fun of in a good-natured way ribbed him a bit about fumbling such an easy play Synonyms & Similar Words kids jokes roasts teases razzes chaffs rides jives joshes rallies takes the mickey out of goofs on banters strings along wisecracks jests funs quips fools jollies japes gags yuks yucks
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rib

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Synonyms

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Phrases Containing rib

Kids Definition

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