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derib

derib verb: to remove a rib or ribs from.

Verb

derib (third-person singular simple present deribs, present participle deribbing, simple past and past participle deribbed)

  1. (transitive) To remove a rib or ribs from.
    • deribbed peppers

Forms of derib

third-person singular presentderibs
present participlederibbing
past participlederibbed
pastderibbed

Origin of derib

de- + rib

Questions about derib

What does derib mean?
Derib means to remove a rib or ribs from.
What part of speech is derib?
Derib is a verb.
What is the past tense of derib?
The past tense of derib is deribbed.

Words near derib in the dictionary

  1. Derhachi
  2. derham
  3. derhams
  4. derhotacization
  5. Deri
  6. derib
  7. deribbed
  8. deribbing
  9. deribosylate
  10. deribosylated
  11. deribosylates

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