Jib

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  • intransitive verb. To stop short and turn restively from side to side; balk.
  • intransitive verb. To perform tricks by jumping onto and maneuvering over fixed obstacles such as railings or platforms. Used especially of snowboarders and skiers.
  • noun. A triangular sail stretching from the foretopmast head to the jib boom, the bowsprit, or the bow.
  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The arm of a mechanical crane.
  • noun. The boom of a derrick.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Same as jibe.
  • noun. Nautical, adjective large triangular sail set on a stay forward of the foremast.
  • To pull against the bit, as a horse; move restively sidewise or backward.
  • noun. Same as jibber.
  • noun. The boom of a derrick; the inclined strut in a derrick, which can be swung in a vertical as well as a horizontal plane.
  • noun. The projecting arm of a crane: same as gib, 5.
  • noun. A stand for beer-barrels.
  • noun. The under lip.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • verb. Of a horse, to stop and refuse to go forward.
  • verb. To stop doing something, to become reluctant to proceed with an activity.
  • noun. A triangular staysail set forward of the foremast. In a sloop (see image) the basic jib reaches back roughly to the level of the mast.
  • noun. Usually with a modifier, any of a variety of specialty triangular staysails set forward of the foremast.
  • noun. The projecting arm of a crane
  • noun. A crane used for mounting and moving a video camera
  • noun. An object that is used for performing tricks while skiing, snowboarding, skateboarding, inline skating, or biking. These objects are usually found in a terrain park or skate park.
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  • verb. shift from one side of the ship to the other
  • verb. refuse to comply
  • noun. any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)
  • Word Usage
    "Our man Shane is the guy you see with what we call the jib camera."
    Equivalent
    jibb  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    disobey  sail  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Gibb  Lib  ad-lib  bib  bibb  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    arm  avert  avoid  back down  balance  
    variant
    jibb  jibbed  jibbing  
    verb-form
    jibbed  jibbing  jibs