jibe
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also gybe (jīb) 
Nautical.
v., jibed, also gybed, jib·ing, gyb·ing, jibes, gybes. v.intr.
To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a vessel to the other while sailing before the wind so as to sail on the opposite tack.
v.tr.
To cause (a sail) to jibe.
n.
The act of jibing.
Nautical.v., jibed, also gybed, jib·ing, gyb·ing, jibes, gybes. v.intr.
To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a vessel to the other while sailing before the wind so as to sail on the opposite tack.
v.tr.
To cause (a sail) to jibe.
n.
The act of jibing.
[Alteration (perhaps influenced by JIB1) of gybe, from obsolete Dutch gijben.]
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