rib

verb [T]

/rɪb/ (-bb-) informal

Definition

› to joke and laugh at someone in a friendly way about something: His brothers ribbed him about his new girlfriend. → See also ribbingHumour and humorousTeasing

(Definition of rib verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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to get rid of something or someone that is not wanted or needed

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