Jib \Jib\ (j[i^]b), n. [Named from its shifting from side to
side. See Jib, v. i.., Jibe.]
[1913 Webster]
1. (Naut.) 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; as, inner jib; outer jib; flying jib; etc.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Mach.) The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load
is suspended.
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3. One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
4. A stationary condition; a standstill.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Jib boom (Naut.), a spar or boom which serves as an
extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by
another spar called the flying jib boom. [Written also
gib boom.]
Jib crane (Mach.), a crane having a horizontal jib on which
a trolley moves, bearing the load.
Jib door (Arch.), a door made flush with the wall, without
dressings or moldings; a disguised door.
Jib header (Naut.), a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a
jib-headed topsail.
Jib topsail (Naut.), a small jib set above and outside of
all the other jibs.
The cut of one's jib, one's outward appearance. [Colloq.]
--Sir W. Scott.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jib \Jib\, v. i. [Connected with jibe; cf. OF. giber to shake.]
To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse;
to balk. [Written also jibb.] [Eng.]
[1913 Webster] Jib
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Jib \Jib\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Jibbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Jibbing.] Also Jibb \Jibb\ [Cf. Jib a sail, Gybe.]
(Chiefly Naut.)
To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in
tacking.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
jib
n : any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the
foremast)
v 1: refuse to comply [syn: resist, balk, baulk]
2: shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail
jibbed wildly" [syn: jibe, gybe, change course]
[also: jibbing, jibbed]
WordNet (r) 2.0
136 Moby Thesaurus words for "jib":
avert, avoid, back down, balance, balk, balloon sail, batten,
bear off, blench, blink, boggle, cringe, debate, deliberate, demur,
dodge, draw aside, draw back, duck, ease off, edge off, evade,
fade, fall back, falter, fear, fight shy, flinch, fly off,
fly-by-night, flying kites, fore gaff-topsail,
fore topgallant sail, fore-skysail, fore-topmast staysail,
fore-topsail, foreroyal, foresail, forestaysail, gag, gee, glance,
glance off, go off, hang back, haw, head off, hem and haw,
hesitate, hover, hum and haw, jenny, jigger, jump, jump a mile,
leg-of-mutton sail, loose-footed sail, lug, main gaff-topsail,
main royal, main skysail, main-royal staysail, main-topsail,
mainsail, make way for, mizzen, mizzen skysail, mizzen staysail,
mizzen-royal staysail, mizzen-topgallant sail, moonraker, moonsail,
move aside, panic, parachute spinnaker, pause, ponder, pull back,
quail, recoil, reef, reef point, reel back, retreat, royal,
scruple, sheer off, shilly-shally, shove aside, shrink,
shrink back, shunt, shy, shy off, side, sidestep, sidetrack, sidle,
skedaddle, skyscraper, spanker, spinnaker, spitfire, square sail,
stampede, start, start aside, start back, startle, staysail,
steer clear of, step aside, stern staysail, stick, stick at,
stickle, stop to consider, storm trysail, straddle the fence,
strain, strain at, stumble, swerve, switch, think twice about,
topsail, trysail, turn aside, turn away, turn back, veer off,
weasel, weasel out, wince, withdraw, yield
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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