🦴 A chest bone 🥩 A meat cut 🌱 A supporting part 😄 A playful joke 😄 To tease 🧶 To knit lines

to rib

7.1

To make raised vertical lines in knitted fabric so it stretches

verb
/rɪb/

Specialized

: tejer a punto elástico

Some scarves are ribbed to create a textured effect.

Examples

When you rib the fabric, it stretches more easily and fits snugly.
She loves to rib her knitting projects.
She decided to rib the cuffs of the sweater for extra elasticity.
The sweater is beautifully ribbed along the edges.
She used a special technique to rib the fabric, creating beautiful vertical lines.
The designer decided to rib the wool to enhance the texture of the sweater.
By choosing to rib the knitting, he added a unique detail to the blanket.

Compounds

rib cage

15 2.8

A set of curved bones that protect the heart and lungs

rib roast

1 2.8

A large cut of meat with several ribs cooked whole

true rib

Specialized

1 5.8

One of the first seven ribs that connects directly to the breastbone

standing rib roast

1 5.2

A large cut of beef with several ribs, roasted standing up

rib joint pliers

7.2

A hand tool with a moving joint and jaws for gripping different sizes

Surface Forms

rib infinitive

ribbed past

ribbed past participle

ribbing present participle

ribs third person singular

Etymology

Rib as a knitting verb comes from the bone idea: 'ribs' in fabric are raised, vertical lines that look like small bones, so to rib is to make those lines for stretch or decoration.