Ribbed

6 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Rib \Rib\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ribbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Ribbing}.]
     1. To furnish with ribs; to form with rising lines and
        channels; as, to rib cloth.
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     2. To inclose, as with ribs, and protect; to shut in.
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              It [lead] were too gross
              To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave. --Shak.
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     {To rib land}, to leave strips of undisturbed ground between
        the furrows in plowing.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Ribbed \Ribbed\, a.
     1. Furnished or formed with ribs; as, a ribbed cylinder;
        ribbed cloth.
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     2. (Mining) Intercalated with slate; -- said of a seam of
        coal. --Raymond.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  rib
       n 1: support resembling the rib of an animal
       2: 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) [syn: {costa}]
       3: cut of meat including one or more ribs
       4: a teasing remark
       5: a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or
          plant
       6: a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling;
          may be ornamental or structural
       v 1: form vertical ribs by knitting; "A ribbed sweater"
       2: 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" [syn: {ridicule},
           {roast}, {guy}, {blackguard}, {laugh at}, {jest at}, {make
          fun}, {poke fun}]
       [also: {ribbing}, {ribbed}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ribbed
       adj 1: furnished or strengthened with ribs [ant: {ribless}]
       2: (of the surface of shells) having a rough, rib-like texture
          [syn: {costate}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  ribbed
       See {rib}

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "ribbed":
     canaliculate, canaliculated, chamfered, channeled, corduroy,
     corduroyed, corrugate, corrugated, costate, crimped, cut, dadoed,
     engraved, fluted, furrowed, gashed, goffered, gouged, grooved,
     incised, pleated, rabbeted, rifled, rutted, rutty, scored,
     scratched, slit, striated, sulcate, sulcated, troughed, wrinkled