ribbed

1. 1
   adjective

   Having a pattern of raised lines or ridges across the surface.

   Like the ridges you feel when you run a finger over a crinkle-cut potato chip.

   The ribbed sweater kept her warm through the whole winter.

   He liked the grip of the ribbed glass bottle in his hand.

   Similarridged, corrugated, grooved, furrowed

   Oppositesmooth, flat

2. 2
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of rib. Use this form for teasing that already happened.

   His friends ribbed him about his messy haircut all day.

   They ribbed her gently for falling asleep on the couch.

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3. 3
   adjective

   Of a coal layer, having thin bands of slate mixed in between.

   Like a cake with thin hard streaks baked in between the soft layers.

   The miners avoided the ribbed coal because the slate made it burn poorly.

   A ribbed seam takes more work to clean before the coal can be sold.

   Similarbanded

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