as in to drink
to partake excessively of alcoholic beverages
the old professor has been known to bib on occasion
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Recent Examples of bib
The players usually know the line-up at least 24 hours in advance because of who is handed first-team bibs in training.
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Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
So bib up, chow down, and let your inner glutton romp.
—Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2023
Implementing issue 24, which voters approved resoundingly in November, that adds another layer of oversight to police and bib obviously grasps the gravity of the moment for Cleveland police.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 Mar. 2022
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Daniel Taylor, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
So bib up, chow down, and let your inner glutton romp.
—Rand Richards Cooper, Hartford Courant, 31 Jan. 2023
Implementing issue 24, which voters approved resoundingly in November, that adds another layer of oversight to police and bib obviously grasps the gravity of the moment for Cleveland police.
—Laura Johnston, cleveland, 17 Mar. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bib
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The red-eyed alien in question is zapped back to its hive, and the Doctor gives Ruby an antidote to drink so that she can’t be tracked.—
Jennifer Zhan,
Vulture,
3 May 2025
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Dunedin One of our South's Best Beach Towns in 2022, this tiny town located across the bay from Tampa surprises with plenty to see and do--plus eat and drink!—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
3 May 2025
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Thanks to its poor ventilation, smoke and the steam from several thousand adolescent bodies with hormones in full bloom could choke a person whose senses aren’t dulled by drugs or booze by mid-concert.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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What gin mill were Brian Albert and Brian Higgins boozing in before heading over to the Waterfall? A. Joe Angelo’s Café in Brockton B. Southside Tavern in Braintree C. Donahue’s Pub in Holbrook D. The Hillside in Canton 26.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
14 July 2024
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“Bib.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bib. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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