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    rib
    [rib]
    noun
    rib (noun) · ribs (plural noun)
    1. 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:
      "he had several broken ribs"
      • a rib of an animal with meat adhering to it used as food; a joint or cut from the ribs of an animal:
        "a lunch of ribs, wings, and blueberry pie" · "1,300 lb of beef rib"
    2. a long raised piece of stronger or thicker material across a surface or through a structure, and typically serving to support or strengthen it.
      • architecture
        a curved member supporting a vault or defining its form:
        "stone is used only for ribs, piers, and windows" · "a rib vault"
      • any of the curved transverse pieces of metal or timber in a ship, extending up from the keel and forming part of the framework of the hull:
        "the hull was stiffened with 26 ribs"
      • each of the curved pieces of wood forming the body of a lute or the sides of a violin.
      • each of the hinged rods supporting the fabric of an umbrella.
      • aeronautics
        a structural member in an airfoil, extending back from the leading edge and serving to define the contour of the airfoil.
      • a ridge of rock or land:
        "the final rib gives pleasant climbing"
    3. a vein of a leaf (especially the midrib) or an insect's wing:
      "a spinach-type leaf with red ribs"
    4. knitting
      a combination of alternate knit (plain) and purl stitches producing a ridged, slightly elastic fabric, used especially for the cuffs and bottom edges of sweaters:
      "knit twenty rows of rib" · "knit a new rib"
    verb
    rib (verb) · ribs (third person present) · ribbed (past tense) · ribbed (past participle) · ribbing (present participle)
    1. mark with or form into raised bands or ridges:
      "the road ahead was ribbed with furrows of slush"
    2. informal
      tease good-naturedly:
      "the first time I appeared in the outfit I was ribbed mercilessly"
    Origin
    Old English rib, ribb (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch rib(be) and German Rippe. Sense 1 of the verb dates from the mid 16th century; the sense ‘tease’ was originally a US slang usage meaning ‘to fool, dupe’ (1930s).
    RIB
    [RIB]
    noun
    RIB (noun) · RIBs (plural noun)
    1. a small open boat with a fiberglass hull and inflatable rubber sides.
    Origin
    acronym from rigid inflatable boat.
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