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Definition of Rib

1. Noun. Support resembling the rib of an animal.

2. Verb. Form vertical ribs by knitting. "A ribbed sweater"

3. Noun. 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).

4. Verb. Subject to laughter or ridicule. "His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday"

5. Noun. Cut of meat including one or more ribs.

6. Noun. A teasing remark.

7. Noun. A riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant.

8. Noun. A projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural.

Definition of Rib

1. n. One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax.

2. v. t. To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and channels; as, to rib cloth.

Definition of Rib

1. to poke fun at [v RIBBED, RIBBING, RIBS]

Medical Definition of Rib

1. 1. One of the curved bones attached to the vertebral column and supporting the lateral walls of the thorax. In man there are twelve ribs on each side, of which the upper seven are directly connected with the sternum by cartilages, and are called sternal, or true, ribs. The remaining five pairs are called asternal, or false, ribs, and of these each of the three upper pairs is attached to the cartilage of the rib above, while the two lower pairs are free at the ventral ends, and are called floating ribs. 2. That which resembles a rib in form or use. Specifically: A ridge, fin, or wing, as on a plate, cylinder, beam, etc, to strengthen or stiffen it. One of the rods on which the cover of an umbrella is extended. 3. The chief nerve, or one of the chief nerves, of a leaf. Any longitudinal ridge in a plant. Origin: AS. Rib, ribb; akin to D. Rib, G. Rippe, OHG. Rippa, rippi, Dan. Ribbe, Icel. Rif, Russ. Rebro. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Rib

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