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jib

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: jib

1
 nv
any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
shift from one side of the ship to the other
2
 v
refuse to comply
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: jib
1

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

Types:
flying jib
the outermost of two or more jibs
Type of:
fore-and-aft sail
any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction

v shift from one side of the ship to the other

“The sail jibbed wildly”
Synonyms:
change course, gybe, jibe
Type of:
sail
travel on water propelled by wind
2

v refuse to comply

Synonyms:
balk, baulk, resist
Type of:
disobey
refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient
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