Definition of "bib" []

• A piece of cloth or plastic secured under the chin and worn, especially by small children, to protect the clothing while eating. (noun)
• The part of an apron or pair of overalls worn over the chest. (noun)
• Bibbed overalls worn while skiing. (noun)
• A piece of cloth or plastic bearing a number, usually worn over the chest or back, identifying a competitor in a race. (noun)
• To drink or to indulge in drinking. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "If he looked behind him, he would see DeMint with a napkin bib, knife, and fork."
• "Cracking them open can be hard work, and you're going to get messy (a bib is provided), but the reward of large chunks of succulent crabmeat with a spicy kick makes it worth the effort."
• ""This is my partner Manuel," said Eleno over the din, taking us to a big man in bib overalls who was pushing a huge chunk of obsidian into a howling buzz saw — with his bare hands."