bib (bĭb)
n.

1. A piece of cloth or plastic secured under the chin and worn, especially by small children, to protect the clothing while eating.
2. 1. The part of an apron or pair of overalls worn over the chest.
   2. Bibbed overalls worn while skiing.
   3. A piece of cloth or plastic bearing a number, usually worn over the chest or back, identifying a competitor in a race.

tr. & intr.v., bibbed, bib·bing, bibs.
To drink or to indulge in drinking.

[Probably from Middle English bibben, to drink heartily, from Latin bibere.]

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