rib

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Noun

Wikipedia rib (plural ribs)

1. Any 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. A part or piece, similar to a rib, and serving to shape or support something
3. A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones
4. (nautical) Any of several curved members attached to a ship's keel and extending upward and outward to form the framework of the hull
5. Any of several transverse pieces that provide an aircraft wing with shape and strength
6. (architecture) A long, narrow, usually arched member projecting from the surface of a structure, especially such a member separating the webs of a vault
7. (knitting) A raised ridge in knitted material or in cloth
8. (botany) The main, or any of the prominent veins of a leaf
9. A teasing joke
10. (Ireland, colloquial) A single strand of hair.
11. A stalk of celery.

Translations

curved bone

Arabic: ضلع (ar) (Dil`) m. Aramaic: Syriac: ܐܠܥܐ (el‘ā, el‘o) f. Hebrew: אלעא (el‘ā, el‘o) f. Armenian: կող (koġ) Aromanian: coastã f. Bulgarian: ребро (bg) (rebró) n. Catalan: costella (ca) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 肋骨 (cmn) (lèigǔ) Croatian: rèbro (hr) n. Czech: žebro (cs) n. Dalmatian: cuasta f. Danish: ribben (da) Dutch: rib (nl) f. Ewe: agbaƒuti n. Finnish: kylkiluu (fi) French: côte (fr) f. German: Rippe (de) f. Hebrew: צלע (he) (tsela) f. Hungarian: borda (hu) Irish: easna (ga) f. Italian: costola (it) f., costa (it) f.

Japanese: 肋骨 (ろっこつ, rokkotsu) Korean: 갈비 (galbi), 늑골 (肋骨, neuggol) Kurdish: چه‌و Latgalian: suonkauļs Latin: costa (la) f. Latvian: sānkauls (lv) m., riba (lv) f. Lithuanian: šonkaulis (lt) Luxembourgish: Rëpp (lb) f. Malay: tulang rusuk (ms) Maltese: kustilja f. Polish: żebro (pl) n. Portuguese: costela (pt) f. Romanian: coastă (ro) Russian: ребро (ru) (rebró) n. Scottish Gaelic: asna (gd) f. Serbian: ребро (sr) (rebro) n. Slovene: rebro (sl) n. Spanish: costilla (es) f. Swedish: revben (sv) n. Tamil: விலாவெலும்பு (vilavelumpu), பழுவெலும்பு (pzuvelumpu) Telugu: (emukula gUdu) Volapük: rib (vo)

shaping or supporting member similar to rib

Finnish: kaari (fi)

cut of meat

Finnish: kylki (fi) German: Rippchen (de) m., costillar (de) m.

Hungarian: borda (hu) Italian: spuntatura (it) f., costoletta (it) f.

part of a ship’s framework

Catalan: quaderna (ca) f. Czech: žebro (cs) n. Finnish: kaari (fi) Hungarian: borda (hu)

Irish: easna (ga) f., maide (ga) m. Japanese: あばら骨 (abarabone) Maltese: qafas m. Russian: ребро (ru) (rebró) n.

shaping and supporting member in an aircraft wing

Finnish: kaari (fi)

Italian: nervatura (it) f.

architecture: member projecting from the surface

Finnish: ruoti (fi) Hungarian: borda (hu)

Italian: nervatura (it) f.

ridge in knitted material

prominent vein in a leaf

Finnish: ruoti (fi) Irish: féith (ga) f.

Italian: nervatura (it) f.

teasing joke

Finnish: härnäys, pottuilu

stalk of celery

Italian: gambo (it) m.

Verb

rib (third-person singular simple present ribs, present participle ribbing, simple past and past participle ribbed)

1. To shape, support, or provide something with a rib or ribs
2. To tease or make fun of someone

   He always gets ribbed for his outrageous shirts.

Derived terms

• ribcage
• rib eye
• rib-tickler/rib tickler
• spare rib
• ribbed vault
• grey rib

Translations

to equip with ribs

Finnish: kaarittaa (fi)

Hungarian: bordáz (hu)

to tease

Finnish: härnätä (fi), pottuilla (fi)

Hungarian: ugrat (hu)

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• Bri
• IRB
• RBI

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Noun

rib m. (plural ribben, diminutive ribje)

1. (anatomy) rib

   Je kunt haar ribben tellen.: She is so skinny. (literally: You can count her ribs.)

   Dat is een rib uit mijn lijf.: That is so expensive. (literally: That's a rib from my body.)

2. a truss (wooden frame)

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Verb

rib (present participle ribeadh)

1. trap, ensnare

Related terms

• ribe