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rib rib definition

rib


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  rib 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  rib 
 
  Sense  2 
  ridicule,  guy,  blackguard,  laugh  at  jest  at  rib,  make  fun,  poke  fun 
  =>  satirize,  satirise,  lampoon 
  =>  debunk,  expose 
  =>  stultify 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  rib 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  rib 
 
  Sense  2 
  ridicule,  guy,  blackguard,  laugh  at  jest  at  rib,  make  fun,  poke  fun 
  =>  satirize,  satirise,  lampoon 
  =>  debunk,  expose 
  =>  unmask,  uncloak 
  =>  stultify 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  rib 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  rib 
 
  2  senses  of  rib 
 
  Sense  1 
  rib 
  =>  knit 
 
  Sense  2 
  ridicule,  guy,  blackguard,  laugh  at  jest  at  rib,  make  fun,  poke  fun 
  =>  mock,  bemock 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  rib 
 
  rib  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  rib 
 
  Sense  1 
  rib 
  =>  knit 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  ridicule,  guy,  blackguard,  laugh  at  jest  at  rib,  make  fun,  poke  fun 
  =>  mock,  bemock 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  rib 
  al-magrib 
  carib 
  crib 
  midrib 
  rib 
  rib  cage 
  rib  joint  pliers 
  rib  roast 
  ribald 
  ribaldry 
  riband 
  ribavirin 
  ribband 
  ribbed  toad 
  ribbed  vault 
  ribbing 
  ribbon 
  ribbon-leaved  water  plantain 
  ribbon  development 
  ribbon  fern 
  ribbon  grass 
  ribbon  snake 
  ribbon  tree 
  ribbon  worm 
  ribbonfish 
  ribbonwood 
  ribes 
  ribes  grossularia 
  ribes  nigrum 
  ribes  rubrum 
  ribes  sanguineum 
  ribes  sativum 
  ribes  uva-crispa 
  ribgrass 
  ribhus 
  ribier 
  riboflavin 
  ribonucleic  acid 
  ribose 
  ribosome 
  ribwort 
  sennacherib 
  sparerib 
  standing  rib  roast 
  true  rib 
 
  Overview  of  noun  rib 
 
  The  noun  rib  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  rib  --  (support  resembling  the  rib  of  an  animal) 
  2.  (2)  rib,  costa  --  (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)) 
  3.  rib  --  (cut  of  meat  including  one  or  more  ribs) 
  4.  rib  --  (a  riblike  supporting  or  strengthening  part  of  an  animal  or  plant) 
  5.  rib  --  (a  projecting  molding  on  the  underside  of  a  vault  or  ceiling;  may  be  ornamental  or  structural) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  rib 
 
  The  verb  rib  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  rib  --  (form  vertical  ribs  by  knitting) 
  2.  ridicule,  guy,  blackguard,  laugh  at  jest  at  rib,  make  fun,  poke  fun  --  (subject  to  laughter  or  ridicule:  "The  satirists  ridiculed  the  plans  for  a  new  opera  house";  "The  students  poked  fun  at  the  inexperienced  teacher") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  rib 
  ribald 
  ribbed 
  ribbonlike 
  ribbony 
  ribless 
  riblike 
 
  Overview  of  noun  rib 
 
  The  noun  rib  has  5  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (4)  rib  --  (support  resembling  the  rib  of  an  animal) 
  2.  (2)  rib,  costa  --  (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)) 
  3.  rib  --  (cut  of  meat  including  one  or  more  ribs) 
  4.  rib  --  (a  riblike  supporting  or  strengthening  part  of  an  animal  or  plant) 
  5.  rib  --  (a  projecting  molding  on  the  underside  of  a  vault  or  ceiling;  may  be  ornamental  or  structural) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  rib 
 
  The  verb  rib  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  rib  --  (form  vertical  ribs  by  knitting) 
  2.  ridicule,  guy,  blackguard,  laugh  at  jest  at  rib,  make  fun,  poke  fun  --  (subject  to  laughter  or  ridicule:  "The  satirists  ridiculed  the  plans  for  a  new  opera  house";  "The  students  poked  fun  at  the  inexperienced  teacher") 



rib definition