Jib - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dʒɪb|
Brit.
|dʒɪb|
noun
- any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
verb
- refuse to comply (syn: balk, baulk, resist)
- shift from one side of the ship to the other (syn: gybe, jibe)
- shift from one side of the ship to the other (syn: gybe, jibe)
The sail jibbed wildly
Extra examples
The horse jibbed at the high fence and the rider fell off.
He jibbed at the price I asked for.
The sail jibbed wildly
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: jib
he/she/it: jibs
present participle: jibbing
past tense: jibbed
past participle: jibbed
I/you/we/they: jib
he/she/it: jibs
present participle: jibbing
past tense: jibbed
past participle: jibbed
noun
singular: jib
plural: jibs
singular: jib
plural: jibs
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