verb.
To change tack with the wind crossing behind the boat. (Mostly used of boats and other small sailing craft — the corresponding manoeuver in a sailing ship is to wear.)
verb.
To shift a fore-and-aft sail suddenly and forcefully from one side to the other, while sailing before the wind. (also jibe.)
verb.
To sneer (see gibe.)
verb.
gybe at: to hesitate, vacillate, or balk when faced with a proposal, plan, or course of action. (Obsolete)
noun.
The act of gybing.
noun.
A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a boat is sailing.
noun.
A sudden change in direction or approach; vacillation.
noun.
A sneer. (see gibe.)