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Entry 6 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Jib

/(jĭb)/ · IPA /d͡ʒɪb/
01 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 oft…
  1. 1.
    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.(Naut.)
  2. 2.
    The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.(Mach.)
  3. 3.
    One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.
  4. 4.
    A stationary condition; a standstill.
Phrases & compounds
Jib boom — a spar or boom which serves as an extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by another spar called the flying jib boom
Jib crane — a crane having a horizontal jib on which a trolley moves, bearing the load.
Jib door — a door made flush with the wall, without dressings or moldings; a disguised door.
Jib header — a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a jib-headed topsail.
Jib topsail — a small jib set above and outside of all the other jibs.
The cut of one's jib — one's outward appearance.
02 v. i. To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk.
  1. 1.
    To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk.[Eng.]
03 v. t. & i. To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.
imp. & p. p. Jibbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Jibbing
  1. 1.
    To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.(Chiefly Naut.)