1. A framework of ribs
   "The ribbing of the umbrella kept its shape when opened"
    
2. The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
   "his ribbing was gentle but persistent";
   - tease, teasing, tantalization, wind-up [Brit, informal], tantalisation [Brit]

1. [informal] Subject to laughter or ridicule
   "The satirists ribbed the plans for a new opera house";
   - ridicule, roast [informal], guy, blackguard, laugh at, jest at, make fun of, poke fun
    
2. Form vertical ribs by knitting
   "A ribbed sweater"
    
3. Form ridges or a rib-like pattern
   "the rock above and below was ribbed with sharp edges"
    
4. Form or support with an architectural rib or ribs
   "The Gothic cathedral was ribbed with stone arches"

Derived forms: ribbings

Type of: bemock [archaic], frame, framework, harassment, knit, mock, molestation

Encyclopedia: Ribbing, Maria