Jib

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Nautical A triangular sail stretching from the foretopmast head to the jib boom and in small craft to the bowsprit or the bow.
  • n. The arm of a mechanical crane.
  • n. The boom of a derrick.
  • verb-intransitive. To stop short and turn restively from side to side; balk.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • v. Of a horse, to stop and refuse to go forward.
  • v. To stop doing something, to become reluctant to proceed with an activity.
  • n. A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.
  • n. Usually with a modifier, any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
  • n. The projecting arm of a crane
  • n. A crane used for mounting and moving a video camera
  • n. An object that is used for performing tricks while skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, inline skating, or biking. These objects are usually found in a terrain park or skate park.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A triangular sail set upon a stay or halyard extending from the foremast or fore-topmast to the bowsprit or the jib boom. Large vessels often carry several jibs
  • n. The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.
  • n. One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.
  • n. A stationary condition; a standstill.
  • verb-intransitive. To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk.
  • To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as jibe.
  • n. Nautical, adjective large triangular sail set on a stay forward of the foremast.
  • To pull against the bit, as a horse; move restively sidewise or backward.
  • n. Same as jibber.
  • n. The projecting arm of a crane: same as gib, 5.
  • n. A stand for beer-barrels.
  • n. The under lip.
  • n. The boom of a derrick; the inclined strut in a derrick, which can be swung in a vertical as well as a horizontal plane.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. shift from one side of the ship to the other
  • v. refuse to comply
  • n. any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
  • Equivalent
    jibb   
    Verb Form
    jibbed    jibbing    jibs   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    sail    disobey   
    Variant
    jibbed    jibbing    jibb   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    jibber    standstill    balk    arm   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Gibb    Lib    ad-lib    bib    bibb    crib    gib    glib    kibbe    lib   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    foresail    spanker    mainsail    staysail    trysail    spinnaker    topgallant    foremast    topsail    spencer