jib

Noun · Verb

Synonyms: resist balk baulk jibe gybe change course

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)

Verb (2)

refuse to complySynonyms: resist balk baulk
shift from one side of the ship to the other“The sail jibbed wildly”Synonyms: jibe gybe change course

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

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

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.]