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jib

noun

1 jib

Any triangular fore-and-aft sail (set forward of the foremast).

Roget 234: front; fore, forepart; foreground; face, disk, disc, frontage; facade, proscenium, facia [Lat.], frontispiece; anteriority; obverse ... show more

Dutch: fok, fokzeil
Polish: fok, fokżagiel

verb

1 jib

Refuse to comply.

synonyms: balk, baulk, resist.

Roget 283: recede, regrade, return, revert, retreat, retire; retrograde, retrocede; back out; back down; balk; crawfish [U.S.], crawl [Slang]; withdraw; ... show more

2 jib

Shift from one side of the ship to the other:
— The sail jibbed wildly.

synonyms: change course, gybe, jibe.

Dutch: gijpen


Moby thesaurus: avert, avoid, back down, balance, balk, balloon sail, batten, bear off, blench, blink, boggle, cringe, debate, deliberate, demur, dodge, draw aside, draw back, duck, ease off ... show more.

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