rib

Noun

• a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural

• a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant

• a teasing remark

• cut of meat including one or more ribs

• any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)

• support resembling the rib of an animal

Verb

• subject to laughter or ridicule
  • The satirists ridiculed the plans for a new opera house
    
  • The students poked fun at the inexperienced teacher
    
  • His former students roasted the professor at his 60th birthday
    

• form vertical ribs by knitting
  • A ribbed sweater
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  costa , ridicule , roast , guy , blackguard , laugh at , jest at , make fun , poke fun