rib
[verb]
Synonyms: banter, chaff, fool, fun, jest, joke, josh, kid, rag, razz

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I. rib¹ /rɪb/ noun [countable]
[Language: Old English]

1. one of the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest:
She was taken to hospital with a broken arm and ribs.
He was punched and kicked in the ribs.

2. a piece of meat that includes an animal’s rib:
a rib of beef
barbecued ribs ⇒ spare ribs

3. a curved piece of wood, metal etc that is used as part of the structure of something such as a boat or building

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II. rib² verb (past tense and past participle ribbed, present participle ribbing) [transitive]
informal to make jokes and laugh at someone so that you embarrass them, but in a friendly way Synonym : tease

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rib
noun
ADJ. bony, skinny | broken, bruised, cracked, fractured He sustained a broken rib.
VERB + RIB break, crack, crush | dig sb in, nudge sb in, poke sb in, prod sb in
RIB + NOUN cage | injury
PREP. against the/your ~s, in the/your ~s I woke him up with a poke in the ribs.

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rib
rɪb
See: stick to one's ribs or stick to the ribs

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