This food meaning refers to meat attached to an animal's rib bones, commonly roasted, grilled, or smoked.
They cooked ribs on the barbecue.
The restaurant serves spicy pork ribs.
This technical meaning refers to structural members that strengthen or shape a surface, frame, vessel, wing, or building.
The aircraft wing contains internal ribs.
Stone ribs support the vaulted ceiling.
This is the third-person singular form of rib and means making playful or mildly mocking comments.
She ribs her brother about his old car.
The team ribs him whenever he arrives late.
