(~s, ~bing, ~bed)
1.
Your ~s are the 12 pairs of curved bones that surround your chest.
Her heart was thumping against her ~s...
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ of meat such as beef or pork is a piece that has been cut to include one of the animal’s ~s.
...a ~ of beef.
N-COUNT: usu N of n, n N
3.
If you ~ someone about something, you tease them about it in a friendly way. (INFORMAL)
The guys in my local pub used to ~ me about drinking ‘girly’ drinks.
= tease
VERB: V n
4.
see also ~bed , ~bing