—rib /rɪb/
noun (BONE)
B2 [C] a bone that curves round from your back to your chest:
» My son broke a rib when he fell off a ladder.See picture: ribs/ribcage 
Thesaurus+: ↑Bone structures
F0 [C or U] a piece of meat taken from this part of an animal:
» He cooked rib of lamb for Sunday lunch.→ SEE ALSO SPARE RIBS(Cf. ↑spare ribs)Thesaurus+: ↑Cuts of meatF0 [C] one of the curved pieces of metal or wood that support the structure of a boat or roof
Thesaurus+: ↑Roofs and parts of roofsThesaurus+: ↑Parts of ships and boatsThesaurus+: ↑Physical supports and supporting , ↑Arches, columns and beams• • •
Extra Examples:» She elbowed me in the ribs before I could say anything.» Two of her ribs fractured when she was thrown from her horse.» She gave me a sharp jab in the ribs with her elbow to stop me from saying any more.» The knife went through his ribs and punctured his lung.» She had an X-ray to see if any of her ribs were broken.noun [U] (PATTERN)
► F0 a method of knitting that makes a pattern of raised parallel lines→ SEE ALSO RIBBED(Cf. ↑ribbed)Thesaurus+: ↑Knitting and sewingverb [T] (-bb-) INFORMAL ↑Verb Endings for rib
► F0 to joke and laugh at someone in a friendly way about something: » His brothers ribbed him about his new girlfriend.→ SEE ALSO RIBBING(Cf. ↑ribbing) (JOKE)Thesaurus+: ↑Humour and humorousThesaurus+: ↑Teasing- Verb Endings for venerate
- Verb Endings for vent
- Verb Endings for ventilate
- Verb Endings for venture
- Verb Endings for verbalize
- Verb Endings for verge on
- Verb Endings for verify
- Verb Endings for vet
- Verb Endings for veto
- Verb Endings for vex
- Verb Endings for vibrate
- Verb Endings for victimize
- Verb Endings for video
- Verb Endings for videotape
- Verb Endings for vie
- Verb Endings for view
- Verb Endings for vilify
- Verb Endings for vindicate
- Verb Endings for violate
- Verb Endings for visit
- Verb Endings for visualize
- Verb Endings for vitiate
- Verb Endings for vocalize
- Verb Endings for voice
- Verb Endings for void