ribbing
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a framework of ribs
Types & categories
- framework hypernym
Sense 2 noun
the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances
he ignored their teases
Types & categories
- harassment hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | framework |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | twit |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | ridicule |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tease |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | harassment |