Definitions For Rib

noun

• Support resembling the rib of an animal
• A projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
• A riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
• Any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
• A teasing remark
• Cut of meat including one or more ribs

verb

• Subject to laughter or ridicule
• Form vertical ribs by knitting