ribnoun
uk/rɪb/us/rɪb/rib noun (BONE)
B2 [ C ] a bone that curves round from your back to your chest:
My son broke a rib when he fell off a ladder.
[ C or U ] a piece of meat taken from this part of an animal:
He cooked rib of lamb for Sunday lunch.
See also
spare ribs
[ C ] one of the curved pieces of metal or wood that support the structure of a boat or roof
More examples
- She elbowed me in the ribs before I could say anything.
- Two of her ribs fractured when she was thrown from her horse.
- She gave me a sharp jab in the ribs with her elbow to stop me from saying any more.
- The knife went through his ribs and punctured his lung.
- She had an X-ray to see if any of her ribs were broken.
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Bone structures
- acetabular
- acetabulum
- acromial
- acromioclavicular
- acromion
- breastbone
- coccyx
- endoskeleton
- iliac
- ilium
- intercarpal
- intercondylar
- interosseous
- kneecap
- sacroiliac
- sacrospinous
- sacrotuberous
- sacrum
- sagittal
- trapezium
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Cuts of meat
Parts of buildings: roofs & parts of roofs
Parts of ships & boats
Physical supports and supporting
rib noun (PATTERN)
[ U ] a method of knitting that makes a pattern of raised parallel lines
See also
ribbed
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Knitting & sewing
- appliqué
- backing
- baste
- bind
- bobbin
- bodkin
- cable stitch
- handknitted
- hem
- knit
- knitter
- knitting
- needle
- seamstress
- sew sth up
- sewing
- sewing machine
- shorten
- spinner
- tack
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Idiom(s)
poke/dig sb in the ribs
ribverb [ T ]
uk/rɪb/us/rɪb/-bb- informalto joke and laugh at someone in a friendly way about something:
His brothers ribbed him about his new girlfriend.
See also
ribbing
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Humour & humorous
- a bundle of laughs idiom
- blackly
- bring
- bundle
- crack
- don't make me laugh! idiom
- funny ha-ha or funny peculiar? idiom
- gallows humour
- hysterical
- jocular
- josh
- killing
- lambent
- laugh
- sarcasm
- satirize
- tickle
- witty
- wordplay
- you've got to laugh idiom
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Teasing