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jib
1[jib]
noun
any of various triangular sails set forward of a forestaysail or fore-topmast staysail.
the inner one of two such sails, set inward from a flying jib.
adjective
of or relating to a jib.
jib clew.
jib
2[jib]
verb (used with or without object)
variants of jibe.
jib
3[jib]
verb (used without object)
to move restively sidewise or backward instead of forward, as an animal in harness; balk.
to balk at doing something; defer action; procrastinate.
noun
a horse or other animal that jibs.
jib
4[jib]
noun
the projecting arm of a crane.
the boom of a derrick.
jib
1/ ɪ /
noun
nautical any triangular sail set forward of the foremast of a vessel
someone's manner, behaviour, style, etc
obsolete
the lower lip, usually when it protrudes forwards in a grimace
the face or nose
jib
2/ ɪ /
verb
(often foll by at) to be reluctant (to); hold back (from); balk (at)
(of an animal) to stop short and refuse to go forwards
the horse jibbed at the jump
nautical variant of gybe
jib
3/ ɪ /
noun
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
jib
4/ ɪ /
noun
dialect(often plural) a contortion of the face; a face
stop making jibs
Other 51Թ Forms
- jibber noun
- ˈᾱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jib1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of jib1
Origin of jib2
Origin of jib3
Origin of jib4
Idioms and Phrases
cut of one's jib, one's general appearance, mien, or manner.
I could tell by the cut of his jib that he wasn't the kind of person I'd want to deal with.
Example Sentences
Byers started thinking about imaginary books 15 years ago, when he was having a jib door — a door disguised as part of a wall of bookshelves — made for his private library.
Apparently RFK Jr vetted him this week and really liked the cut of his jib.
To borrow the old sailing expression, they liked the cut of his jib.
“Especially now, where there’s more skepticism, especially on the Republicans’ side, I think that’s why they’re shifting to the jibs argument.
It leans like a ladder in midair, “and the camera is on another track with a jib arm and a dolly attached to the top of the jib.”
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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