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jib 1
(jĭb)n.
1. Nautical A triangular headsail set with its luff fastened to a stay rising from the bow, bowsprit, or jib boom.
2.
a. The arm of a mechanical crane.
b. The boom of a derrick.
[Origin unknown.]
jib 2
(jĭb)intr.v. jibbed, jib·bing, jibs
1. To stop short and turn restively from side to side; balk.
2. To perform tricks by jumping onto and maneuvering over fixed obstacles such as railings or platforms. Used especially of snowboarders and skiers.
[Origin unknown.]
jib′ber n.
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jib
(dʒɪb)n
1. (Nautical Terms) nautical any triangular sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
2. cut of someone's jib someone's manner, behaviour, style, etc
3. obsolete
a. the lower lip, usually when it protrudes forwards in a grimace
b. the face or nose
[C17: of unknown origin]
jib
(dʒɪb)vb (intr) , jibs, jibbing or jibbed
1. (often foll by at) to be reluctant (to); hold back (from); balk (at)
2. (of an animal) to stop short and refuse to go forwards: the horse jibbed at the jump.
3. (Nautical Terms) nautical variant of gybe
[C19: of unknown origin]
ˈjibber n
jib
(dʒɪb)n
(Mechanical Engineering) the projecting arm of a crane or the boom of a derrick, esp one that is pivoted to enable it to be raised or lowered
[C18: probably based on gibbet]
jib
(dʒɪb)n
(often plural) dialect South Wales a contortion of the face; a face: stop making jibs.
[special use of jib1 (in the sense: lower lip, face)]
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jib1
or jibb
(dʒɪb)n.
1. any of various triangular sails set forward of a forestaysail or fore-topmast staysail.
2. the inner one of two such sails, set inward from a flying jib.
Idioms: cut of one's jib, one's general appearance.
[1655–65; orig. uncertain]
jib2
(dʒɪb)v.i., v.t. jibbed, jib•bing,
n.
jib3
(dʒɪb)v.i. jibbed, jib•bing.
to balk (usu. fol by at).
[1805–15; perhaps identical with jib2]
jib′ber, n.
jib4
(dʒɪb)n.
1. the projecting arm of a crane.
2. the boom of a derrick.
[1755–65; appar. short for gibbet]
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jib
Past participle: jibbed
Gerund: jibbing
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Past participle: jibbed
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| Noun | 1. |  jib - any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast)flying jib - the outermost of two or more jibs fore-and-aft sail - any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction |
| Verb | 1. |  jib - refuse to comply disobey - refuse to go along with; refuse to follow; be disobedient; "He disobeyed his supervisor and was fired" |
| 2. | jib - shift from one side of the ship to the other; "The sail jibbed wildly" sail - travel on water propelled by wind; "I love sailing, especially on the open sea"; "the ship sails on" |
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Translations
ذِراع المِرْفاعشِراع مُثَلَّث
kosatkarameno jeřábu
fokkranarm
fokkajigikeulapurjepuomi
darukarorrvitorla
fokkafokka, framsegllyftiarmur, bóma
kliveriskrano strėlė
klīverisstrēle
kosatka
flok yelkenivinç kolu
jib
1 [dʒɪb]jib
2 [dʒɪb] VI [horse] → plantarse; [person] → rehusar, negarseto jib at (doing) sth → resistirse a (hacer) algo
he jibbed at it → se negó a aprobarlo
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
jib
[ˈdʒɪb] vi [horse] → regimber
to jib at doing sth → rechigner à faire qch
jib at
vt fus [+ plan, idea] → rechigner àto jib at doing sth → rechigner à faire qch
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
jib
1 [dʒɪb] vi (horse) → impennarsi; (person) → impuntarsi, recalcitrareto jib at doing sth → essere restio/a a fare qc
jib
2 [dʒɪb] n (Naut) → fiocco; (of crane) → braccioCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
jib
(dʒib) noun1. a three-cornered sail on the front mast of a ship.
2. the jutting-out arm of a crane.
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