expose vs rib

expose and rib both are nouns.

expose and rib both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
expose	Yes	No	Yes	No
rib	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, rib is a hypernym of expose; that is, rib is a word with a broader meaning than expose:

expose: expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas
rib: subject to laughter or ridicule

Other hypernyms of expose include blackguard, guy, jest at, laugh at, make fun, poke fun, ridicule, roast.

expose (noun)	rib (noun)
the exposure of an impostor or a fraud	support resembling the rib of an animal
	a projecting molding on the underside of a vault or ceiling; may be ornamental or structural
	any of the 12 pairs of curved arches of bone extending from the spine to or toward the sternum in humans (and similar bones in most vertebrates)
	a riblike supporting or strengthening part of an animal or plant
	a teasing remark
	cut of meat including one or more ribs

expose (verb)	rib (verb)
abandon by leaving out in the open air	subject to laughter or ridicule
expose while ridiculing; especially of pretentious or false claims and ideas	form vertical ribs by knitting
make known to the public information that was previously known only to a few people or that was meant to be kept a secret
put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position
remove all or part of one's clothes to show one's body
to show, make visible or apparent
expose to light, of photographic film
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
reveal to view as by removing a cover

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