rib
/rɪb/ n [C] (BONE)Definition
› one of the bones that curve around from the spine (= the line of bones down the center of the back) on each side of the upper part of the body to form the chest › A rib is also a piece of meat taken from this part of an animal: barbecued ribs › Ribs are also the thin, curved pieces of metal or wood that shape and support the sides and bottom of a boat or the top of an umbrella (= a cover that protects from rain or sun).
(Definition of rib n (BONE) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
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