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Gybe has 6 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

The act of gybing.

2

A sudden shift of a sail's angle, or a sudden change in the direction that a vessel is sailing in.

3

Alternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”)

Verb
1

shift from one side of the ship to the other

"The sail jibbed wildly"

2

To shift a fore-and-aft sail from one side of a sailing vessel to the other, while sailing before the wind.

3

Alternative spelling of jibe (“taunt”)

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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Rhyming Words
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