rib

1 of 4

noun (1)

ˈrib

: 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

[from the account of Eve's creation from Adam's rib in Genesis 2:21–22] : wife

: 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

: one of the stiff strips supporting an umbrella's fabric

: one of the arches in Romanesque and Gothic vaulting meeting and crossing one another and dividing the whole vaulted space into triangles

: an elongated ridge: such as

a(1)

: a vein of an insect's wing

(2)

: one of the primary veins of a leaf

: one of the ridges in a knitted or woven fabric

rib

2 of 4

verb (1)

ribbed; ribbing

transitive verb

: to furnish or enclose with ribs

: to knit so as to form vertical ridges in

rib

3 of 4

noun (2)

: joke

: parody

rib

4 of 4

verb (2)

ribbed; ribbing

transitive verb

: to poke fun at : kid

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, from Old English ribb; akin to Old High German rippi rib, Old Church Slavonic rebro, and probably to Greek erephein to roof over

Verb (2) and Noun (2)

probably from rib entry 1; from the tickling of the ribs to cause laughter

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb (1)

circa 1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

1912, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

rib

noun

ˈrib

: 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

: a piece of meat from an animal (as a cow or pig) that includes a rib and is used as food

: something (as a piece of wire supporting the fabric of an umbrella) that is like a rib in shape or use

: one of the parallel ridges in a knitted or woven fabric

Medical Definition

rib

noun

ˈrib

: 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

rib 1 of 2

noun

as in parody

a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect the movie is a rib of the "dramatic love story" that was so popular in the 1950s

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

parody
spoof
takeoff
burlesque
satire
imitation
caricature
comedy
distortion
sketch
lampoon
travesty
put-on
exaggeration
send-up
farce
mockery
slapstick
squib
humor
impersonation
mimicking

as in joke

something said or done to cause laughter began to lose his sense of humor after being the butt of his friends' ribs once too often

Synonyms & Similar Words

joke
laugh
yak
gag
joking
crack
witticism
jape
giggle
yuck
josh
wisecrack
drollery
funny
sally
scream
waggery
yuk
one-liner
yock
quip
boffo
pleasantry
jest
comedy
boff
riff
prank
caper
nifty
mock
practical joke
parody
riot
humor
boffola
burlesque
humorousness
banter
raillery
trick
antic
lampoon
buffoonery
panic
leg-pull
funning
wisecracking
caricature
persiflage
wordplay
thigh-slapper
mockery
facetiousness
kidding
repartee
wit
monkeyshine(s)
knee-slapper
funniness
drollness
put-on
hilariousness

rib

2 of 2

verb

as in to tease

to make fun of in a good-natured way ribbed him a bit about fumbling such an easy play

Synonyms & Similar Words

tease
kid
joke
roast
razz
jive
josh
chaff
ride
banter
take the mickey out of
goof on
rally
string along
fun
jest
wisecrack
jape
fool
yuck
jolly
quip
gag
yuk

单词	rib
释义	rib 1 of 4 noun (1) ˈrib 1 a : 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 c [from the account of Eve's creation from Adam's rib in Genesis 2:21–22] : wife 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 Illustration of rib ribs 1a rib 2 of 4 verb (1) ribbed; ribbing transitive verb 1 : to furnish or enclose with ribs 2 : to knit so as to form vertical ridges in rib 3 of 4 noun (2) 1 : joke 2 : parody rib 4 of 4 verb (2) ribbed; ribbing transitive verb : to poke fun at : kid Synonyms Noun (2) burlesque caricature parody put-on send-up spoof takeoff travesty Verb (2) chaff jive joke josh kid rally razz ride roast tease See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History Etymology Noun (1) Middle English, from Old English ribb; akin to Old High German rippi rib, Old Church Slavonic rebro, and probably to Greek erephein to roof over Verb (2) and Noun (2) probably from rib entry 1; from the tickling of the ribs to cause laughter First Known Use Noun (1) before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb (1) circa 1547, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun (2) 1929, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Verb (2) 1912, in the meaning defined above Phrases Containing rib floating rib rib eye rib eye steak rib cage true rib rib roast false rib floating rib rib eye rib eye steak rib cage true rib rib roast false rib See More Kids Definition rib noun ˈrib 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 Medical Definition rib noun ˈrib : 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 rib 1 of 2 noun 1 as in parody a work that imitates and exaggerates another work for comic effect the movie is a rib of the "dramatic love story" that was so popular in the 1950s Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance parody spoof takeoff burlesque satire imitation caricature comedy distortion sketch lampoon travesty put-on exaggeration send-up farce mockery slapstick squib humor impersonation mimicking 2 as in joke something said or done to cause laughter began to lose his sense of humor after being the butt of his friends' ribs once too often Synonyms & Similar Words joke laugh yak gag joking crack witticism jape giggle yuck josh wisecrack drollery funny sally scream waggery yuk one-liner yock quip boffo pleasantry jest comedy boff riff prank caper nifty mock practical joke parody riot humor boffola burlesque humorousness banter raillery trick antic lampoon buffoonery panic leg-pull funning wisecracking caricature persiflage wordplay thigh-slapper mockery facetiousness kidding repartee wit monkeyshine(s) knee-slapper funniness drollness put-on hilariousness rib 2 of 2 verb as in to tease to make fun of in a good-natured way ribbed him a bit about fumbling such an easy play Synonyms & Similar Words tease kid joke roast razz jive josh chaff ride banter take the mickey out of goof on rally string along fun jest wisecrack jape fool yuck jolly quip gag yuk
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