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1.nounAny of a series of long curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in humans and other animals and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum
2.nounA part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something
3.nounA cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones
4.nounAny of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull
5.nounAny of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength
6.nounA long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
7.nounA raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth
8.nounThe main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf
9.nounA teasing joke
10.nounA single strand of hair.
11.nounA stalk of celery.
12.noun(archaic, literary, humorous) A wife or woman.
13.verbTo shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs.
14.verbTo tease or make fun of someone in a good-natured way."He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts."
15.verbTo enclose, as if with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
16.verbTo leave strips of undisturbed ground between the furrows in ploughing (land).