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\Definition of rib
(Entry 1 of 4)
1a : 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
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
rib
verb (1)ribbed; ribbing
Definition of rib (Entry 2 of 4)
rib
noun (2)rib
verb (2)ribbed; ribbing
Definition of rib (Entry 4 of 4)
: to poke fun at : kid
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rib
noun\ ˈrib \
\Kids Definition of rib
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
rib
noun\ ˈrib \
\Medical Definition of rib
: 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
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