Definition for gybe (2 of 2)
jibe
1or gibe, gybe, jib, jibb
[ jahyb ]
/ dʒaɪb /
verb (used without object), jibed, jib·ing.
to shift from one side to the other when running before the wind, as a fore-and-aft sail or its boom.
to alter course so that a fore-and-aft sail shifts in this manner.
verb (used with object), jibed, jib·ing.
to cause to jibe.
noun
the act of jibing.
Origin of jibe
11685–95; variant of gybe < Dutch gijben, more commonly gijpen
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Examples from the Web for gybe
The Phantom had to come about, and get on the right tack, for Guilford was too careful to gybe in that wind.
The Yacht Club|Oliver OpticSo they ran before it largely till the bows were pressed right under, and it was no human poser that saved the gybe.
Hills and the Sea|H. BellocGybe, or Jibe, to; to shift over the boom of a fore-and-aft sail.
British Dictionary definitions for gybe (1 of 4)
gybe
jibe
nautical
verb
(intr) (of a fore-and-aft sail) to shift suddenly from one side of the vessel to the other when running before the wind, as the result of allowing the wind to catch the leech
to cause (a sailing vessel) to gybe or (of a sailing vessel) to undergo gybing
noun
an instance of gybing
Word Origin for gybe
C17: from obsolete Dutch gijben (now gijpen), of obscure origin
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Derived Forms
jiber, nounjibingly, adverbBritish Dictionary definitions for gybe (4 of 4)
jibe
3/ (dʒaɪb) /
verb
(intr) informal to agree; accord; harmonize
Word Origin for jibe
C19: of unknown origin
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