# ribs

Pronunciation: say "RIBZ" /ɹɪbz/

## Noun

1. Plural of rib. — plural of rib
   - Simple: Plural of rib. Use this form when you mean more than one rib.
   - _The doctor pressed gently along his ribs to check for fractures._
   - _Slow-smoked ribs are the specialty of that roadside diner._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of rib. — third-person singular simple present indicative of rib
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of rib. Use it with he, she, or it when someone teases another person.
   - _The coach good-naturedly ribs any player who shows up wearing the wrong jersey._
   - _Whenever he forgets a name, his wife ribs him about his fading memory._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/ribs (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).