Rib

1. One of a series of long, curved bones occurring in 12 pairs in human beings and extending from the spine to or toward the sternum. She broke one of her ribs when she fell.
2. A similar bone in most vertebrates. The animal's ribs shows it had not been fed sufficiently.
3. A cut of meat enclosing one or more rib bones. We had pork ribs last night for dinner,