intransitive verb.
To move restively backward or sidewise, -- said of a horse; to balk.
noun.
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
noun.
The projecting arm of a crane, from which the load is suspended.
noun.
One that jibs, or balks; a jibber.
noun.
A stationary condition; a standstill.
noun.
a spar or boom which serves as an extension of the bowsprit. It is sometimes extended by another spar called the flying jib boom
noun.
a crane having a horizontal jib on which a trolley moves, bearing the load.
noun.
a door made flush with the wall, without dressings or moldings; a disguised door.
noun.
a gaff-topsail, shaped like a jib; a jib-headed topsail.
noun.
a small jib set above and outside of all the other jibs.
noun.
one's outward appearance.
To shift, or swing round, as a sail, boom, yard, etc., as in tacking.