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gybe

 
 

n. & v. (jīb)

See Gibe.

Gybe
v. t. & i.

[imp. & p. p. Gybed (jībd); p. pr. & vb. n. Gybing.]
[See Jibe.]
(Naut.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side. [Also jibe.]


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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: shift from one side of the ship to the other
  Synonyms: jibe, jib, change course


 
 
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