Rib - English meaning

noun

Each of a series of slender curved bones articulated in pairs to the spine (twelve pairs in humans), protecting the thoracic cavity and its organs.

Usage examples:

He had several broken ribs

noun

A long raised piece of strengthening or supporting material.

Usage examples:

This boat then had 11 ribs added to strengthen the hull.

noun

A vein of a leaf or an insect's wing.

Usage examples:

A spinach-type leaf with red ribs

noun

A combination of alternate plain and purl stitches producing a ridged, slightly elastic fabric.

Usage examples:

Knit twenty rows of rib

verb

Mark with or form into ridges.

Usage examples:

The road was ribbed with furrows of slush

verb

Tease good-naturedly.

Usage examples:

The first time i appeared in the outfit i was ribbed mercilessly

noun

A small open boat with a fibreglass hull and inflatable rubber sides.

noun

One of the bones that curve around from the spine (= the line of bones down the center of the back) on each side of the upper part of the body to form the chest

Usage examples:

Barbecued ribs, the two leaders ribbed each other good-naturedly during the press conference.