ALL meanings of ribbing
rib·bing
R r - noun ribbing one of a series of curved bones that are articulated with the vertebrae and occur in pairs, 12 in humans, on each side of the vertebrate body, certain pairs being connected with the sternum and forming the thoracic wall. 1
- noun ribbing a cut of meat, as beef, containing a rib. 1
- noun ribbing ribs, spareribs (def 2). 1
- noun ribbing Architecture. any of several archlike members of a vault supporting it at the groins, defining its distinct surfaces, or dividing these surfaces into panels: including ogives and tiercerons. any of several molded members or moldings, including ridge ribs and liernes, and on the surface of a vault accenting the ridges or dividing the surface into panels. 1
- noun ribbing something resembling a rib in form, position, or use, as a supporting or strengthening part. 1
- noun ribbing a structural member that supports the shape of something: an umbrella rib. 1
- noun ribbing Nautical. any of the curved framing members in a ship's hull that rise upward and outward from the keel; frame. 1
- noun ribbing a stiffening beam cast as part of a concrete slab. 1
- noun ribbing a primary vein of a leaf. 1
- noun ribbing a vertical ridge in cloth, especially in knitted fabrics. 1
- noun ribbing a ridge, as in poplin or rep, caused by heavy yarn. 1
- noun ribbing a wife (in humorous allusion to the creation of Eve. Gen. 2:21–22). 1
- noun ribbing Ceramics. a scraper for smoothing clay being thrown on a potter's wheel. 1
- noun ribbing a metal ridge running along the top of the barrel of a firearm to simplify aligning the sights. 1
- noun ribbing a longitudinal strip of metal joining the barrels of a double-barreled gun. 1
- verb with object ribbing to tease; make fun of. 1
- noun ribbing knitted pattern 1
- noun ribbing framework structure 1
- noun ribbing teasing 1
- uncountable noun ribbing Ribbing is friendly teasing. 0
- uncountable noun ribbing Ribbing is a method of knitting that makes a raised pattern of parallel lines. You use ribbing, for example, round the edge of sweaters so that the material can stretch without losing its shape. 0
- noun ribbing a framework or structure of ribs 0
- noun ribbing ribs collectively 0
- noun ribbing a raised pattern in woven or knitted material, made in knitting by doing purl and plain stitches alternately 0
- noun ribbing an arrangement or series of ribs, as in knitted fabric, a ship's framework, etc. 0