rib

1
[ rib ]
/ rɪb /

noun

verb (used with object), ribbed, rib·bing.

Origin of rib

1
before 900; Middle English, Old English rib(b); cognate with German Rippe

OTHER WORDS FROM rib

rib·ber, noun rib·less, adjective rib·like, adjective

Definition for ribs (2 of 2)

rib 2
[ rib ]
/ rɪb /

verb (used with object), ribbed, rib·bing.

to tease; make fun of.

Origin of rib

2
1925–30, Americanism; apparently short for rib-tickle (v.)

Example sentences from the Web for ribs

British Dictionary definitions for ribs (1 of 2)

rib 1
/ (rɪb) /

noun

verb ribs, ribbing or ribbed (tr)

Derived forms of rib

ribless, adjective riblike, adjective

Word Origin for rib

Old English ribb; related to Old High German rippi, Old Norse rif reef 1

British Dictionary definitions for ribs (2 of 2)

rib 2
/ (rɪb) informal /

verb ribs, ribbing or ribbed

(tr) to tease or ridicule

noun

a joke or hoax

Word Origin for rib

C20: short for rib-tickle (vb)

Medical definitions for ribs

rib
[ rĭb ]

n.

One of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum.

Scientific definitions for ribs

rib
[ rĭb ]

Any of a series of long, curved bones extending from the spine and enclosing the chest cavity. In mammals, reptiles, and birds, the ribs curve toward the center of the chest and in most cases attach to the sternum (breastbone). There are 12 pairs of ribs in humans. See more at skeleton.
One of the main veins of a leaf.

Idioms and Phrases with ribs

rib

see stick to the ribs.